NEW DELHI: For the first time in over ten years, selectors will choose a Test squad without all-time greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma next week, ushering in an unknown new era for Indian cricket.
Shubman Gill is the front-runner to head a revamped India in England after skipper Rohit and batting mainstay Kohli both announced their retirements from Test cricket in the last week.
India no longer has the core of the team that was once ranked first in the world Test rankings after veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retired last year.
With the five-Test England series starting at Headingley on June 20, top order batsman Gill is the front-runner to be assigned the responsibility of initiating India’s recovery.
