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With the announcement of the Indian team for the five-match Test series against England, Punjab’s young cricketer Shubman Gill has been given the command of the team. The Indian team for the England tour was announced by the BCCI on Saturday. 25-year-old Shubman has become the 37th Test captain of India. There is a festive atmosphere across Punjab on Shubman Gill being made the captain of the Test team.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann praised Shubman Gill and said that heartiest congratulations to our Punjab youth Shubman Gill on becoming the captain of the Indian Test cricket team. It is a matter of pride for us that after 46 years the captaincy of the Indian Test team has been given to a Punjabi player. Also, many congratulations to Punjab’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh for being selected in the team. Best wishes to the Indian team going on the England tour and our captain sahab. Show great game, win not only the series but also the hearts of cricket lovers.
Shubman Gill becomes Test team captain after Kapil Dev
After Kapil Dev, who won India its first World Cup, the Indian Test team has got a captain in the form of Shubman Gill, the second cricketer from Tricity. Along with this, Arshdeep Singh, a resident of Kharar in Mohali, has been given a place in the Test team for the second time. Both these players are associated with the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).
Arshdeep selected in the Test team for the second time
There is an atmosphere of happiness in the PCA on Shubman Gill becoming the captain. At the same time, there is excitement in Arshdeep Singh’s family too. His father Darshan Singh and mother Baljeet Kaur expressed happiness and said that their son’s hard work is paying off. Arshdeep has consistently performed well in IPL, ODI and T20. Now being selected in the Test team for the second time is a matter of pride for the family. Congratulating son Shubman Gill, the family expressed confidence that Team India will perform better under his leadership. Shubman Gill’s father is currently at his ancestral residence Chak Khedawala, 12 km from Jalalabad.
Arshdeep’s coach expects him to do wonders on debut
Coach Jaswant Roy said that Arshdeep is currently in excellent form. Earlier, he got a place in the Indian Test team for the three-Test series against Australia, but he did not get a chance to play. This time a 5-Test series is going to be held in England. He is hopeful that if Arshdeep gets a chance to debut in this Test series, he will definitely show wonders with his bowling. Along with this, Manav Mangal Smart School of Mohali expressed happiness over the appointment of its alumnus Shubman Gill as the captain of the Indian Test team and wished him all the best. Shubman Gill has studied in this school from 2007 to 2016.
Shubman became the third Test captain from Punjab
Shubman Gill is the third player from Punjab to become the captain of the Indian Test team. Before him, Lala Amarnath captained India from 1976 to 1979, in which he led the team in 22 Test matches. After this Bishan Singh Bedi took over the captaincy. After almost 46 years, Shubman Gill has achieved this distinction as the captain of the Indian Test team from Punjab.
Shubman is ahead in the race for captaincy
Indian captain Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on 7 May and Virat Kohli on 12 May. After their retirement, there was speculation about the leadership in the team that right-handed batsman Shubman Gill could be made the captain of the Indian team in Tests. Shubman was ahead of Jasprit Bumrah in the race for captaincy. He has already captained the team in ODIs and T20s. Shubman is currently 25 years old and Virat Kohli also took over the captaincy at almost the same age. In the last 5 years, pitches around the world have been difficult for batting, despite this, Shubman has batted brilliantly and scored 5 centuries.