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India’s new test captain, Shubman Gill, and his Gujarat Titans teammate, Sai Sudharsan, will lose a match against the Lions of England in Northampton, from June 6, instead of them, KL Rahul has decided to travel to England in advance for some red dance practice under the belt.
Previously, BCCI had said that both Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will play the second and last unofficial test game for India A against the lions of England in Northampton. But now they have been rested in the game after their hectic season IPL 2025 with the Gujarat Titans.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan rested from India
Now, both Gill and Sudharsan will travel to England with the National Cricket team of India on June 6 for the next five -game test series, from June 20 in Leeds. They have been training with the red ball in India after Gujarat titans were eliminated from the IPL 2025 on May 30.
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India Times of India said a source: “Both Sai and Gill have recently trained with the red ball. After a long season IPL, they need rest and recovery.”
Revsportz also confirmed that Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will leave with the senior squad on June 5, and that the team will arrive in London on June 6. Now, Gill, Sai and the rest of the Indian squad will only get red ball games during a four-day intra-quake game against India in Beckenham from June 13 to 16, before the five-part series open to Leeds on June 20.
KL Rahul settled for the action of the red ball against the lions of England
However, KL Rahul is ready to play India a equipment to sharpen his red ball skills before the test series. It is said that Rahul personally requested the BCCI to move forward, and Revsportz stated that the star mixer will be in England on Tuesday, June 3 to get used to the conditions before the test series.
The report stated that Kl Rahul will join India in Squad on June 3 and will appear in the unofficial final test against the Lions of England.
The batter on his right hand wanted to have some red ball practice and this was not possible in Mumbai because of the rain, so he decided to play in the second unofficial test.
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Kl Rahul will play Northampton’s game and land in England on June 3.@Rohjuglan With all the details.@ThumupOFFICIAL #Engvind #Engvind @klhahu #Englandlionsvsindia #Klhahu pic.twitter.com/ksgrfop50
– Revsportz Global (@revsportzglobal) June 2, 2025
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– Storm Rohit (@ rohjugal) June 2, 2025
Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Kl Rahul illuminate IPL 2025; Yudhvir Singh named India Manager for England tour
SAI, meanwhile, had a prominent form at the IPL 2025. He is currently the Orange Cover Holder, after scoring a large number of 759 courts in 15 games with an impressive average of 54.21. It broke six half a century and a century per GT in the IPL 2025.
On the other hand, Shubman Gill also had a strong campaign with the bat. Captain GT scored 650 runs to an average of 50.00, including six fifty.
While Kl Rahul also had a memorable season with Delhi Capitals, scoring 539 runs with the highest score of 112* in 13 games to a surprising strike rate of about 150. The star of Karnataka struck three fifty and a century in the tournament.
Above all, the veteran Cricket Administrator Yudhvir Singh of the Uttar Pradesh Clicket Association (UPCA) has been appointed manager of India for the next England Test Tour. The experienced official will travel with the Indian workforce for the series of crucial tests.
