Shubman Gill To Fill In For Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli In First IND vs ENG Test, Rishabh Pant Lays Down India's Plan For Series Opener

The much-anticipated five-match Test series between India and England will commence on June 20. Ahead of the match, Rishabh Pant has confirmed Shubman Gill's batting position.

Rishabh Pant Confirms Shubman Gill's Batting Position

The Indian vice-captain revealed he will bat at No. 5 while Shubman will be at No. 4.

'I think there is still discussion going on who's gonna play 3, but definitely 4 and 5 are fixed. I think Shubman is going to bat at number 4, and I'm gonna stick to number 5 as of now and rest, we're gonna keep on discussing about that."

Both Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan have emerged as candidates for the No. 3 position and the latter could get the nod on the back of his phenomenal form. Stakes will be pretty high and the onus will be on Shubman Gill to end India's barren run on English soil. India haven't won a Test series since 2007 and this will be the first Test match following the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

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Jasprit Bumrah To Spearhead Indian Bowling Lineup

The bowling lineup will be spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah. The Mumbai Indians pacer has regained his full fitness and should shoulder the responsibility alongside Mohammed Siraj, who returned to the Test setup after missing out on the Champions Trophy. Arshdeep Singh might get the nod over Prasidh Krishna for the third pacer role. The left handed pacer has the ability to swing the ball both ways and could force the batters to make mistakes with his acute angle. Harshit Rana has also been drafted into the Test squad for the first Test, but is very unlikely to be involved as things stand.

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