"Hope they come back victorious": Kapil Dev extends best wishes to Shubman Gill-led Indian team ahead of England series
As India prepares for a high-stakes Test series in England under the leadership of Shubman Gill, legendary cricketer Kapil Dev extended his best wishes to the young captain and the team on Wednesday.
ANI
Jun 18, 2025 22:31 IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): As India prepares for a high-stakes Test series in England under the leadership of Shubman Gill, legendary cricketer Kapil Dev extended his best wishes to the young captain and the team on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of the much-anticipated tour, the former India skipper expressed his pride and optimism.
"We feel very proud and wish them all the luck. I hope they come back victorious," said the 1983 World Cup-winning captain on the sidelines of an event here.
Kapil also shared his thoughts on premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has made it clear that he does not want to take on the responsibility of leading the national side in Test cricket.
Respecting Bumrah's stance, Kapil remarked, "This is his personal views, to me the team is more important."
The fourth-ranked Test team will line up without its batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who bid adieu to the Test format last month. Along with the batting wizards, India won't have the presence of its frontline crafty off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international cricket midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Three Sixty Leather today launched a customized bar to mark the anniversary of Kapil Dev’s iconic 175-run innings in the 1983 World Cup. On the occasion, the brand’s founder, Vikash Gupta, told ANI that he and his team specially designed the bar as a tribute to Kapil Dev. The bar, engraved with "175", has been produced in a limited edition of just 175 pieces to honour the legendary knock.
India's squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana
England Playing XI for the 1st Test against India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir. (ANI)
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