Former India Cricter R Ashwin believes that the Indian test cricket officially entered the new phase-Gautam Gambir-back back to Shalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virt Kohli. When the team is preparing for a test series of five matches against England since June 20, Ashwin said the transition would be marked by significant changes in staff and leadership.
Ashwin spoke on his channel YouTube Ash Ki Baat and noted that the first real challenge Gambhira as the head coach would lead a relatively inexperienced trial party on an overseas tour. Ashwin said that this team would look “completely transformed” without Rohit or Kohli anchoring the batting line up with a few young faces pushed to include, said this team would look “completely transformed”.
“I would definitely say that it is the beginning of the Gautam Gambhir era. The team that Gambhir takes for five tests will be a brand new team, a completely transformed team where Jasprit Bumrah could be the highest player,” Ashwin said.
Indian leadership is another critical problem Ashwin touched. When both older players resigned within five days, selection and BCCi now have to decide who leads India in a long format. Ashwin named Jasprit Bumrah as a well-deserved candidate who previously led India in the Birmingham test in 2022 and again during the recent Border-Gavascar trophy. Under Bumhrah’s Captain India, India registered her biggest victory in Australia-295-running hammer hosts in Adelaide-A also drew the Sydney test when Rohit Sharma was not available.
“It is obvious that there is also an option for the captain (role). I believe it deserves a captain, but Indian selectors will decide on the basis of its physical capacity,” he added.
However, recent messages indicate Bumrah may not be enthusiastic takeover of the captain of the test Full -time, mainly because of worries about workload. That Opens the door for SHUBMAN GILL and RISHABH PANTBoth are considered long -term leading possibilities. Gill was the vice president of cricket white ball and proved to be the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. Pant, while bringing energy and tactical sharpness, led by Delhi Capitals until last year and then Lucknow Super Giants in IPL.
After the Indian catastrophic test Whitewash at home against New Zealand last year, followed by their defeat in Australia in Trophy Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025-what was the place in the World Championship-BCCI finals by dismising the head of Gautam Gambira, training personnel. Gambhira, Including assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. As a result, there is now significant pressure on Gambhir to provide a positive result in the upcoming series of tests in England.
When India entered the new test era under Gambhir, the upcoming tour in England is likely to set the tone of what lies before us.
Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
13 May 2025
