Gill vs Stokes: Who is the better captain in India Tour of England 2025?
India is set to begin their test series against England from 20th June. The first test which is being played at Headingley, will be the first test out of the five tests being played in their five-match test series. Here’s a look at Gill vs Stokes: Who is the better captain India Tour of England 2025.
Shubman Gill’s Challenge as Captain in First Test
After the departure of Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli from the test format, India has built a revamped squad for the new WTC cycle for 2025-27. In the bid to reach the WTC finals for the new cycle, BCCI appointed Shubman Gill as the new captain for the test format. Under his captaincy, debutants like Sai Sudharsan, Arshedeep Singh, and such upcoming players.
Apart from the young upcoming talent included in the squad, the challenges still remain unfazed for Shubman Gill, from balancing the batting squad for the test on the English pitches, to handling Jaspit Bumrah and his workload, and what he could do with Karun Nair who is an expertise in the English pitches. The India tour of England 2025 will be the biggest challenge of his red-ball career for team India.
Ben Stokes eyes Redemption
The Challenge for the English side remains with helping the young test squad adapt quickly to ‘Bazball’ style play, apart from that the next challenge for the English side will be to control Jasprit Bumrah who is the premier Indian bowler in test format that too on the English pitches.
Ben Stokes who has returned after his brief injury period will be determined to stay focused and avenge their awful last encounter with India in test series, where they faced a heavy defeat of 4-1. The India Tour of England is not just a test series, it’s the first test series in the new WTC cycle, which will determine how the rest of the cycle goes forward.
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