Delhi: Captains Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Shardul Thakur performed brilliantly on the first day of the intra-squad match played between India and India A at Bekenham. The match is being played against England as part of the preparation for the five -Test series starting on June 20.
Gill and Rahul’s half -century innings
Both Shubman Gill and KL Rahul scored half -centuries in the first innings. The special thing is that Shubman Gill has now become the new Test captain of Team India, after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, he has been given this responsibility. His record on foreign soil has not been special so far. He has scored only 88 runs in the three Tests played in England, with his highest score of 28 runs. He has a good chance to prove himself on this tour.
Rahul’s brilliant form released
KL Rahul’s bat is continuously scoring runs. He played a brilliant innings of 116 runs in the second informal Test against England Lions. Apart from this, he also performed well in IPL 2025. He again scored a half-century showing his form in the Intra-Squad match played in Bekenham.
Shardul Thakur shocks wickets
In this practice match, all -rounder Shardul Thakur also showed amazing in bowling and took wickets. The batsmen had a lot of trouble on their balls and they proved their utility once again.
Gautam Gambhir got a family shock
Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir suddenly had to return to India. The reason for this was his mother Seema Gambhir’s ill health. According to media reports, on June 11, Seema Gambhir suffered a heart attack, after which Gautam Gambhir had to leave the tour in the middle and return. Now he will join the team again on June 17, which is just three days before the first Test. The first Test match will be played in Handingley, Leeds.
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