Why Jaspreet Bumrah was ignored for the captaincy of Team India Test: Chief selector Ajit Aggarkar says. Cricket news

New Delhi: Right -handed batsman Shubman Gill has been nominated as India’s 37th Test captain, as chief selector Ajit Aggarkar on Saturday announced an 18 -member squad for England’s important five -match tour on Saturday, which is starting from June 20.Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the vice-captain.The squad was finalized by the Ajit Agkar -led selection committee during a meeting held at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia worked as the convenor of the meeting. Later the selection was held at a formal press conference, which was addressed by Agkar and selector Shiv Sundar Das.Agarkar also clarified that all five tests during the tour do not have the facility of star pacer justified Bumrah. He emphasized that Bumrah’s role as a bowler is more important for the team than adding captaincy responsibilities in his charge.

“Don’t think that he will be available for all five tests. Whether it is four or three, we will see how the series goes and how it is over. Even if he is fit for 3-4 tests, he will be a property for us. It’s just happy that he is part of the squad. He is more important to us as a player.”“Once you are managing people, there is a lot that takes out of you. We have a chat with him, he is fine with it. He knows where his body is. KL is not really, he is captaining some time ago, he is a quality player and hope that he had a big series. With Boom, it was more about his work -management management.”The much -awaited test series between India and England will run from 20 June to 4 August, with the matches at Headingley, Edgbaston, Lords, Old Trafford and The Oval. India would like to win its first Test series in England since 2007.India’s squad for England tests:Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishvaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juraral (WK), Washington Sedition, Washington Candle, Sherdal, Sharadal, Sharadal, Sharadal Prasad, Akash Dip, Akshdeep Krishn Yadav.