Watch: Gautam Gambhir searched for blessings in Kamakhya Temple ahead of England Test series

As Team India is ready for a five-match Test series in England, head coach Gautam Gambhir visited the revered mother Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday to pray. Just a few days after the announcement of the squad for the tour, there was a spiritual gesture, which will begin the new 2025-2027 ICC World Test Championship cycle.Kamakhya Temple is located above the Nilachal Hills, one of the most prominent Shakti Peeths in India and holds intensive religious significance. Gambhir was seen bending in reverence and participating in rituals – images and scenes that have gone viral on social media.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The tour of England, which runs from mid -20 June to mid -August, will provide matches in Headingly, Edgbaston, Lords, Old Trafford and Oval. It is India’s first major series after legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s twin retirement.Who is that IPL player?The newly appointed Test Captain Shubman Gill will lead a young Indian squad, with Rishabh Pant’s name is his deputy. The BCCI has included veteran domestic artist Abhimanyu Ezavaran, while Karun Nair and Sai Reformson have extended the middle order. Jaspreet Bumrah will lead a-baric attack with Mohammad Siraj and Prasad Krishna.Watch:Gambhir’s visit to the temple of Gambhir is seen both as a spiritual recharge and symbolic for a new era in Indian Test cricket, marked by leadership transition and a mixture of experience and promise.

India’s test squad for England series: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Mundna, Shardul Thakur Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.