There was speculation of changes after the Border Gavaskar Trophy was badly lost in Australia. But the BCCI has trusted Rohit Sharma. It has been decided to join the squad for the England Test series to be held in June. Rohit Sharma’s tour has been fixed. Indian cricket team selectors have shortlisted 35 players. All of these players could be part of the England tour of India A. Before the 5 -match Test series.
Rohit Sharma’s England tour confirmed
Team India suffered a crushing defeat on a tour of Australia. Under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1. Earlier, Team India had a clean sweep in the Test series against New Zealand at home. During this period, the Indian captain not only lost the series but also his own performance was disappointing. That is why he was a lot of criticism. Especially after a tour of Australia, it was believed that his test career would end. But the BCCI has maintained trust in them. The tour will begin one week after the end of IPL 2025. Along with this, a campaign for the new cycle of the World Test Championship will also begin.
Two players entry
Rohit Sharma can travel with India A team during this time. The board believes that the tour of England will be full of challenges and will require a strong captain. Let me tell you that after a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, speculation of changes was underway. But after winning the Champions Trophy, Rohit received support from the BCCI and his test captaincy survived. Apart from Rohit, Karun Nair, who has been outside the team for a long time, may also enter. Apart from him, Rajat Patidar may also have a chance on a tour of England. India’s Test team has been facing the problem of middle order for some time. For this, selectors are considering Patidar and Nair for the position of number 5 or 6. Both of them can be tried in the ‘A’ series of India. The BCCI is not showing much confidence in Sarfraz Khan for this. At the same time, consideration of Sai Sudarshan as the third opener is also being considered. Although Shreyas Iyer was included in the Central Contract, he has not been shortlisted. Apart from him, the name of Akshar Patel, considered to be in place of Ravindra Jadeja, has not yet been decided.
