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India's newly appointed captain, Shubman Gill, opened up on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's absence from the team in the upcoming England tour. Rohit and Virat announced their retirement from the longest format of the game ahead of the five-Test match series against England which is scheduled to start from June 20.
Less than a month before the Indian team's departure for the tour of England, Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket via Instagram. Just five days later, Kohli did the same.
Gill, who became the youngest ever captain to lead India in whites, boldly dismissed questions about any pressure on the young Indian team in the absence of the two stalwarts, saying it was just like any tough situation they had faced before.
"Pressure is always there in every tour. Definitely, two very experienced players who played for such a long time and won so many times, very difficult to fill their space. But it is not a different kind of pressure, all of us players are used to it," he said in the pre-tour presser on Wednesday.
Gill also opened on his captaincy in the longest format of the game, saying that he wanted to make players feel secure during his tenure through communication.
"No particular style that I want to follow. I like communication with the players, making them feel secure. Making a bond with the players is very important for me as a captain. It is only when players are secure that they will give you their 100 percent," he said.
The upcoming five-Test match series against England will be India's first assignment for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. The BCCI have already announced their 18-member squad for the mega event.
India squad for England series
Shubman Gill(C), Rishabh Pant(vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Parishdh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
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