The challenge of england has come in front of the indian team, a five-match Test series is going to start between the two teams from june 20. Earlier, head coach gautam gambhir reached Maa Kamakhya temple on Monday. Gambhir has come to visit a few days after the announcement of the indian squad for the england tour. Let us tell you that the World Test championship 2025-27 cycle is starting for india with the series against England.

Kamakhya temple is located on Nilachal Hills in guwahati and is one of the most prominent shakti Peethas of India. Gambhir was seen with a red tika on his forehead and a red chunri around his neck. The series against england is also very important for coach Gambhir. It is not very long ago when Team india under coach Gambhir had to face a big defeat in the Test series against new zealand and Australia.

India's Test record under gautam Gambhir's coaching

Under gautam Gambhir's coaching, india has played 3 Test series so far, out of which it has won only one. In the home Test series against Bangladesh, the indian team won 2-0, but after that new zealand surprised india by defeating them 3-0 at their home. In such a situation, Team India's path to the wtc final started faltering. In such a situation, Team india also had to face a 1-3 defeat against Australia.

Now the command is in the hands of Shubman Gill

After the Test retirement of rohit sharma and Virat Kohli, the captaincy of the indian Test team has been given to Shubman Gill, while rishabh pant has been made the vice-captain. Karun Nair and shardul thakur have returned to the Test team for the england tour, while Harshit Rana, mohammed shami and sarfaraz khan have also been dropped from the team.

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Sudha Subbiah

27/05/2025 07:53 AM