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Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming Test series against England despite his poor show in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Team India are scheduled to travel to England for the five-test match series scheduled to start from June 20.
The upcoming Test series against England will be Team India's first assignment for the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle
"Rohit Sharma is expected to lead the India senior team in England despite his modest outings and two Test series defeats against New Zealand and Australia," as per the news agency PTI quoted by NDTV.
Rohit's last Test outing came in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 where he managed to score 31 runs in three Test matches and he even decided to drop himself for the fifth Test match of the five Test match series.
The report further stated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee will drop a major hint regarding the squad for the England series during the final week of IPL 2025.
"There is enough time to announce the squad, mostly ahead of the knockouts or just after those matches. You will then get a clear picture as to which players are available by then," a source close to the development told PTI on the condition of anonymity.
India will begin their 45-day trip to England with the first Test at Headingley on June 20, as they will attempt to win the first away series at the Old Blighty since 2007.
"The first four-day match will be hosted at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from May 30. The second match is scheduled to begin a week later on June 6 at the County Ground in Northampton," the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement.
After horrible show in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Rohit Sharma-led India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. the Men in Blue remained undefeated throughout the tournament.
