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Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill press conference live updates: The Shubman Gill-led India team is scheduled to play a five-Test match series against England, which will start from June 20. The Indian cricket team is set to depart for England for the upcoming red-ball assignment. Before the team leaves for England, India Test skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir will address the media at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai.
The upcoming tour of England will be Shubman Gill's first red-ball assignment as captain, and this will be India's first Test series after the retirements of Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. India will also start their campaign in the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with this series.
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- 08:23 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill leave
The Press conference has been done and dusted. India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill leave after addressing the media ahead of pre-departure before the England tour. The Indian team will leave in the early hours of June 6 from Mumbai airport.
- 08:20 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Shubman Gill on captaincy style
I don't have any particular style. As I get more experience, my personal style will come forward. I like having communication with players and talking to them. I want to make a bond with players. It is important. Understand their weakness. If players feel secure, they can give 100%
- 08:15 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir on Karun Nair's comeback
"Great for the future of domestic cricket. If you keep playing domestic cricket, doors are never shut for you. His experience will definitely come in handy and hopefully he will deliver," said Gambhir on Karun Nair's comeback. The head coach added that he will not be judging the players based on one or two games.
- 08:13 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir's strategy for England Tests
"Not only the ground conditions but the overhead conditions also matter a lot in England. We will pick the best playing XI depending in all those factors. You win a Test match when you pick 20 wickets. Not even 1000 runs could give you a win, but taking 20 wickets could definitely help you win the game," Gambhir said.
- 08:09 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambir on RCB's roadshow
"I am no one to hold anyone responsible. I have already talked about the tragedy that when I was playing, I didn't use to believe in road shows. I don't even believe in it now and won't believe in future. Winning is important, but much more important than that, no life is lost," said Gambhir when asked again on the Bengaluru tragedy.
- 08:02 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir on India's combination in England
"Anyone could be called if he is in good form. We could only pick 18 and the chairman of selectors has really answered that question. For me, it is about being always open to people who could come and deliver," said India head coach Gautam Gambhir.
- 08:01 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Shubman Gill on his batting
"As a leader you definitely want to lead by example in any game you play. Averages and numbers are not something I look at but I definitely want to lead by my performance in batting, " said Gill while commenting on his batting.
- 07:59 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir on Bengaluru Stampede
We shouldn't have road shows, lives of peoples are more important, said India head coach Gautam Gambhir on stampede at RCB celebration. If we are not ready to hold road show, we should not do it, he added. Notably, the celebration saw around 3 to 4 lakhs people coming out on the streets of Bengaluru and it all went out of control for the Police. 11 people lost their lives while many were left injured.
- 07:58 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir on Jasprit Bumrah's participation
"It is always difficult to replace Bumrah but we have got enough quality. We have got enough quality apart from him as well. We haven't decided on which matches we will rest Jasprit Bumrah. It will depend on the results, " said Gautam Gambhir while taking about Bumrah missing some games as workload management.
- 07:57 PM • 05 Jun 2025
India vs England Press Conference Live: Gambhir on his ambitions
"You are always in a good space. Everyone wants to do well, express themselves. It does not really matter if it’s a clean slate. For me the most important thing is that we have players who want to go out and express themselves," said India head coach Gautam Gambhir when asked about his ambitions going forward.
- 07:56 PM • 05 Jun 2025
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference: Gill on Rohit and Kohli absence
The press conference has kicked off! When asked about playing the England series without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India's new Test captain Shubman Gill admitted that there will be pressure but added that there is "no different pressure".
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