Team India Complete Squad List for 2025 Test Series vs England

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Shubman Gill named as the Captain in our complete squad and players list breakdown of the India vs England 2025 Test series.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) amidst the conduct of the biggest T20 league in the world, the Indian Premier League announced the official squad for Team India for the 2025 Test series vs England. With two veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retiring from the format before the England tour, the BCCI has named Shubman Gill as the new Captain of the Indian team, and Rishabh Pant as his deputy.

It’s the dawn of a new era for the Indian Test team almost a decade since Virat Kohli took over MS Dhoni in 2014. Just like Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill will have to rebuild the entire squad in both batting as well as the bowling department. However, unlike Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who had stalwarts like Rohit and Virat themselves, Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, etc., Gill will have only Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah as the most-accomplished players.

Be it bowling or batting, The Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill-led Indian Team will have to inspire a lot of confidence in their players to be able to overcome the most difficult challenge of their leadership era, the Away England Test series. It is also the start of the new WTC cycle, but does the Indian Cricket Team have the squad to deal with their most difficult challenge yet? Well, let’s break down the squad to understand its unique strengths and weaknesses.

India vs England 2025 Test Squad List Breakdown

Starting with the batters, India will have KL Rahul as their most experienced batter. Aside from KL Rahul, the Indian batting is inexperienced with the likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan, and Captain Shubman Gill in the squad. 4 of these 6 batters will feature in the playing 11 of the Indian team against England, but who they will be will be interesting to see.

For wicket-keepers and All-rounders, the Indian team is continuing with the same player set with Rishabh Pant being the most experienced wicket-keeper, who will be playing his third England tour. Alongside him, Dhruv Jurel will be a backup wicket-keeper. Whereas for all-rounders, India will have the world’s number one Test All-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja with support from Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy.

Coming to the bowling lineup, India have opted for 6 pacers and 1 frontline spinner. Jasprit Bumrah is the most experienced pacer in the lineup. He will have good support from Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Arshdeep Singh. Arshdeep Singh remains the only left-arm pacer in the squad. Complementing these six pacers, we have Kuldeep Yadav as the only frontline spinner in the squad.

India vs England 2025 Test Squad and Players List

Batters

Abhimanyu Easwaran
KL Rahul
Karun Nair
Sai Sudharsan
Shubman Gill (c)
Yashasvi Jaiswal

Wicket-keepers

Dhruv Jurel
Rishabh Pant (vc)

All-rounders

Nitish Reddy
Ravindra Jadeja
Washington Sundar

Bowlers

Akash Deep
Arshdeep Singh
Jasprit Bumrah
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohammed Siraj
Prasidh Krishna
Shardul Thakur

So, that’s about the complete squad breakdown of Team India for the 2025 Test series vs England. It’s a very young squad, and a lot will be dependent on a few experienced players like KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rishabh Pant. Moreover, Captain Gill’s form with the bat will be crucial for the success of the Indian team, and also his Captaincy.