Team India faces a puzzle. After retirement of stallwarts Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma From Test cricket, India has two big shoes to fill England’s five -match Test tour in June in June. The largest hole in the middle of it is number 4 slot which was made by Kohli Sachin Tendulkar Retired in 2013. India has many options that they could go, but former India opener Wasim Jafar Said they should return them Shubman Gill In the role.
Gill is widely expected to handle India as Test Captain, and may be the successor of Kohli in number 4.
“I think Shubman may be a boy (to bat at number 4). He opens in white ball cricket, but in Test cricket, he needs to go up to 4,” Jaffer said, “Jafar said,” times of India,
While India could try KL Rahul Given the versatility of the 33 -year -old batsman at number 4, the Gill seems to be a long -term condition for the role.
Jafar also said that Rahul should be placed at the top of the order after an impressive performance during the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
“KL Rahul and Yashsvi Jaiswal Border-Gavaskar Trophy is done well as an opener. I think KL should continue to open. Why change something that is not broken? Sai Sudhrasan Looks confident, and he should be given a long rope at number 3, “Jafar said.
Gill’s Gujarat’s Titans team partner B Sai Reformson has emerged as a unanimous pick to enter India’s play for a tour of England. Despite scoring more than 500 runs in IPL 2025, Sudarson has impressed many by his nature.
However, in which order India plays Jaiswal, Rahul, Sudarshan and Gill, it is what we have to wait and find out.
Gill and Rahul are not the only contenders for number 4 slots. The choice of Silver, Sarfaraz Khan And Shreyas Iyer What will compete for all roles, and a run of good form can establish its place in India’s playing XI.
However, Gill seems to be a heir in-wetting.
Despite 35 matches, 35 Test average proud, Gill has long been herald among the stylish right-hand stalwarts of India as the next-line, which is after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Now that he is a favorite in the captaincy race in Test cricket, Gill can also be assigned a prestigious role of number 4 in whites.
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