England Tour of India 2025: Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir has indicated to choose some Khiladis of Team India before the first Test (Leeds, Handigley) against England. In a video released by BCCI, Gambhir welcomed the strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Rocks and spoke to the Khiladis of Team India. During this, the new captain Shubman Gill also talked to the Khiladis of Team India in the Hurdle.

In Hurdle, Gambhir welcomed the new players in the team Sai Sudarshan and Arshdeep Singh and praised Karun Nair, who made a comeback. Regarding Sai, Gambhir said- your last three months have gone well with the bat, in such a situation, we hope that things will be right even further. In such a situation, it is expected that your red ball career will also be excellent.

Keep in mind that Sai has scored 759 runs in 15 matches of IPL 2025. During this, a century and 6 half -centuries came out of his bat. At the same time, he also hit 21 sixes and 88 fours Sai Sudarshan. He was an Orenage Cap winner.

Gambhir also said about Arshdeep- your career (T20 and ODI) has been excellent with your white ball, and you will also perform brilliantly in the redball career.

A comeback story with Karun Nair 🔝

P.S. – A special message from KL Rahul 👌#Teamindia | #Engvind | @karun126 | @klhahu pic.twitter.com/PeYCsNtnxv

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2025

Karun Nair’s Gambhir praised
At the same time, in this video, Gambhir praised Karun Nair’s return to India. Gambhir said- it is not easy to comeback, the Khiladi who has made a comeback 7 years ago and has scored a lot of runs in the last few years. His attitude was also such that he never believed that he was over. These are some things that inspire you continuously.

That is, one thing is clear that as Gambhir has praised the Indian team for free, since then one thing is certain that these Khiladis are decided in the Leeds Test.

Gambhir remembers Ashwin, Rohit and Kohli
The Indian coach told the team that there are two ways to watch the upcoming series. The first is that this tour of ours is without three most experienced players (Ashwin, Kohli, Rohit) or … Second is that it should be seen as an opportunity to do something special for the country. The Indian coach said that if the team can sacrifice and come out of its comfort zone, then this tour can be special.

Gambhir further said- and when I see this team, I think there is hunger, passion and commitment to do something special. If we start fighting not every day but every session, every hour and every ball, then I think we can make this England tour memorable.

So make sure that we start it from today, I think start enjoying playing for the country because there is no greater respect than this. At the same time, Gill gave the message that every net session should be meaningful. The new Indian captain said that he wants the team to put some pressure on itself and play in a purposeful manner on every ball.

India and England Test series
Total Test between India England: 136,
India won: 35, England won: 51, draw: 50

Total Test between India England (in England)
Total Test: 67, India won: 9, England won: 36, draw: 22

Total Test between India England (in India)
Total Test: 69, India won: 26, England won: 15, draw: 28

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.

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

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