IND vs ENG / Gill made a big change as soon as he became the captain, announced before the Leeds Test

IND vs ENG: The five-Test series between India and England is going to start in just a few hours at Headingley ground in Leeds. There is a lot of enthusiasm among cricket fans and experts about this much-awaited series starting on Friday, June 20. A big reason for this is that Team India will take the field this time under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill. This will be India's first Test series under Gill's leadership, and in such a situation everyone's eyes are on both his leadership and batting.

The biggest question after Virat Kohli's retirement

Even before the start of this series, Virat Kohli surprised everyone by retiring from Test cricket. His sudden decision left not only the fans but also the team management in a dilemma as to who will bat at number-4 now. This position has been very important for India in Test cricket and Kohli's identity has been associated with it for a long time.

Shubman Gill gets the responsibility of number-4

Now the answer to this question has been given by vice-captain Rishabh Pant himself in a press conference. Pant made it clear that captain Shubman Gill will now bat at number-4 in place of Kohli, while he himself will come at number five. This is a big change for Gill, who started his career as an opener and was batting at number-3 for the last two years.

This decision of Gill is being considered as a part of his leadership skills. On the basis of his performance and experience, he will try to give stability to the team in the middle order, while Rishabh Pant will come at number five and play the role of maintaining the run rate in an aggressive manner.

Suspense remains about the third number

Although Gill's playing at number four and Pant's at number five has been confirmed, but now the suspense remains about the third position. Rishabh Pant told in the press conference that discussions are going on, but did not reveal the name. However, according to sources, two names are prominently coming up for this position - Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair.

Sai Sudarshan, who is a left-handed top order batsman, is considered to be at the forefront of this race. He has consistently performed well in domestic cricket and for India A. On the other hand, experienced Karun Nair is also an option, who can be fielded at number six if Sudarshan gets a chance at number three.

Confidence shown in practice session

The Indian team started practice at Headingley two days before the Test match. The batsmen spent a long time on the nets and the pair of Gill and Pant looked very confident. Gill's body language as the new captain also seems to be maturing for the leadership role.