India Tour of England 2025 Press Conference: In England, Team India has to play a 5 -match Test series from 20 June. Before leaving for this series, on Thursday, newly appointed captain of Team India Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir held a press conference. During this, both of them also answered many questions. Let us tell you 5 big things of this press conference …

What did Gill say on Rohit-Virat

Just a few days before the start of this series, Rohit Sharma said goodbye to Test cricket. A few days later, Virat Kohli also announced his retirement. Ashwin had already said goodbye. In response to this question, Gill said that it is difficult to fill Rohit-Virat’s place. We will miss them on this tour. But our team is ready and balanced.

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How will the playing XI in England

In response to this question, coach Gautam Gambhir said that we have announced an 18 -member team for this tour. The playing XI will be finalized according to the condition of each match. Accordingly, there will also be adjustment of fast and spin bowling. At the same time, he praised Karun Nair.

💬💬 It’s great for the future of Domestic cricket #Teamindia Head Coach Gautam Gambhir on Karun Nair’s comeback into the Test team 👏👏#Engvind | @Gautamgambhir | @karun126 pic.twitter.com/z1xCj8Q9qn

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 5, 2025

How many matches will Jaspreet Bumrah play?
Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir did not clearly say that in which three Tests Jaspreet Bumrah would play in the Test series against the upcoming England, but he expressed confidence that the fast bowling unit is capable of handling the workload even in the absence of Bumrah. Gambhir said that we have not yet decided which three matches (they) have to play. However, it is still not decided that Bumrah will play only three Tests.

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What did Gill say on captaincy

On the question of captaincy, Gill said that as the player plays, he teaches. I have to talk to the team and understand them. This will be our strength. I love to keep in touch with the players and understand their problems. Shubman Gill said- There are veteran bowlers like Bumrah in our team. Our pacers are very good. Our bowling is going to be very aggressive.

🗣️ “It’s really important to create a bond with the players as a captain.”#Teamindia Test captain Shubman Gill talks about his vision and captaincy style ahead of the England tour 🙌 #Engvind | @Shubmangill pic.twitter.com/c8f9oz8TXO

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 5, 2025

What is serious on the Bangalore accident

On the Bangalore accident, when the coach Gambhir was asked the question that you believe to be responsible for this incident, Gambhir said that I am no one, who is responsible for the decide. But even when I was a player, I did not trust such road shows. I am also not in its favor as a coach. People’s lives are most important. If you cannot control the crowd, then there is no need for such a road show.

Gautam Gambhir said that I have always believed that there should not be a road show. My heart is sad for those families who lost their loved ones. I had accepted the same when we won in 2007. Such events should be inside the closed doors or in the stadium. What happened there is very sad. We should be more responsible as a player, franchise and fan.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Brook, Harry Brook, Breedon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.

India’s record on England soil

The test record of India’s victory on England soil is not good. India has played 67 Test matches against England in his house so far (1932-2022). Of these, India has won only 9 Tests, while 36 matches had to be defeated. 22 matches were drawn. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2011-2014) had a poor record on England’s soil as captain. India won the same win in 9 Tests, while the English team won 7. There was a match draw.

Learn the full schedule of 5 matches series

The five -match Test series between India and England is scheduled to begin at the Leeds Cricket Ground in Handingley, whose first match will be from 20 to 24 June. The next Test will be held from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The third test will be held from July 10 to July 14 at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Then Manchester will host the fourth Test in Old Trafford from July 23 to July 27. The fifth and final match of this exciting series is to be played from 31 July to 4 August at The Oval, London.

Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London