Chairman of the selection committee BCCI, AJIT AGARKAR
Saturday Bccion announced Shaubman Gill as a new captain of the Indian test team for the upcoming test series of five matches against England. Wicketkeeper-Batter Rishabh Pant has been named Vice-Capital. This comes after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravicandran Ashwin confirmed their departure from the longest format. The chairman of the Ajit Agarkar selectors approached a press conference after the team announcement. He confirmed that Virt Kohli handed Bcci in April that he no longer wanted to play a test cricket. “He has played for a long time. He felt he couldn’t give testing the cricket he had so far. So we respected it. Therefore he wasn’t selected,” Agarkar said. Rohit Sharma also told his decision to retreat from the format. “When we chose a group, we got information that Rohit would not continue. So it made our work easier,” Agarkar said. Asked why Jasprit Bumrah wasn’t doing a captain, although he had previously led in England, Agarkar said, “Just trying to handle his workload. Five test matches. I don’t want to burden it with other things.” Agarkar also confirmed the return of KL Rahula to the test team, but ruled out any leading role for him. “KL just got back. We really didn’t think so. We felt that Gill was the right guy.” The chairman explained the justification of the name Gill as the captain. “We felt it was someone who could move the team forward. Every decision is unanimous when selectioners sit. He has been with the team for some time. Every person takes some time to settle down.” Agarkar explained that the XI decision would be left to team administration. “The team leadership will sit with the captain and coach and decide to play XI. So it should be.” Agarkar asked about the presence of more open -ends in the group, including Jaiswal, Sudharsan, Easwaren and Gill, and Agarkar replied: “Let the team management decide who plays where. There are several options. Only 11 can play. Some players will be missing.” Agarkar also responded to the question to include Rishabh Pant as a vice-capitan despite his recent return. “He was with the team for a while. We felt the time of the time. There’s a lot of experience in the team.”Quiz: Who is the IPL player? The absence of Mohammed Shami Agarkar said, “He’s not fit. He was part of the WTC final, but then he had a failure. The medical team did not clean him. About the presence of more versatile, including Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy, Agarkar said: “There are five tests, so you need options. There are several Indias. Some roles might vary. Whether this group represents the transition, Agarkar noted: “You don’t look at it like this. Some guys haven’t done. Therefore, you have to move forward. Some of these boys played for India or on the domestic market. There is no transition; this is the best group we have chosen.” About the integration of Kuldeep Yadava Agarkar said: As for the return of Karuna Naira, Agarkar said: “There are only so many slots in the middle order last season.” There are only so many slots. “ Agarkar said there was no communication gap with any player. “All players have been informed. This is how the selection works. Some players will be missing. That doesn’t mean they have done something wrong.” Whole group: SHUBMAN GILL (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -President), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudhasan, Abhimanyu Easwan, Abhimanyu Easwan, Karun Naire, Shardur, Shardul, Shardur, Shardur, Shardul SHARDUL), Washimanyu, Shardar, Shardar, Shardar, Shardar) Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
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