‘Shubman Gill is now the new captain of India’s Test team, he is a mixture of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli …’. But when he leads the team on the field, he will show his different style. This statement was made by former England team’s White Ball Captain Captain Jose Butler. Butler, who played under the captaincy of Gill in IPL 2025, said that Gill would have to balance between his batting and captaincy.

He said in a conversation with former fast bowler Stuart Broad in the podcast ‘for the love of cricket’- he is a very calm and sensible player. When he speaks, we talk with a cold mind, but there is also a fighting passion and passion on the field. I think he is the mix of both Kohli and Rohit.

Butler explained that Kohli was aggressive, led from the front, was always ready for the match. Rohit was quiet, cool and control, but he also had the spirit of victory. Gill will be between these two, he has learned from both, but he will captain it in his own way.

Test team captaincy in India is a big responsibility: Jose
Butler also said that it is a big responsibility to captain India’s Test team. Being a Test captain of India, it is as if you are the third or fourth most influential person in the country, after the Prime Minister… There are one and a half billion people in India, and the passion of cricket is very high, then it will be a big responsibility for Gill.

Finally, he said Gill is trying to keep his batting and captaincy separate. That is, when he is batting, then only pay attention to batting, and the rest of the time on the captaincy.

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