Shubman Gill will embark on his first series as India’s Test captain when India takes on England in a five-match series, the first Test of which begins at Headingley, Leeds on June 20.

The 25-year-old’s only prior experience of captaining India was during a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in July 2024.

In T20 cricket, apart from that solitary series away at Zimbabwe, Gill has captained his state team, Punjab and the Gujarat Titans franchise in the IPL.