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India's cricket landscape is transforming with a fresh, young Test squad preparing for the England tour under Shubman Gill's leadership. Veteran Piyush Chawla, who recently announced his retirement, has expressed confidence in the new team's potential despite their limited international experience. The five-match series marks the beginning of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle and signals a generational shift after the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. This tour represents a crucial opportunity for emerging talents to establish themselves on the international stage.

Key Points: Piyush Chawla Backs Shubman Gill's New India Test Squad

  • Shubman Gill leads India's new-look Test squad for England tour
  • Chawla announces retirement after notable cricket career
  • Young team faces critical WTC 2025-27 cycle challenge
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They are inexperienced at international level, but....: Piyush Chawla backs new-look Indian team for England tour

Former cricketer Piyush Chawla supports India's young Test team for England tour, highlighting their potential despite limited international experience.

"They are not very experienced at the international level, but they have played a lot of cricket and know how to deal with the situations. - Piyush Chawla"

Lucknow, June 8

Former Indian cricketer Piyush Chawla expressed faith in new-look Indian squad for the five-match England tour, saying that while they are inexperienced at international level, they have still played a lot of cricket and know how to deal with situations that come up in a game.

Piyush was speaking to the media at the engagement ceremony of Indian batter Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj.

Speaking about the England tour, Piyush told the media, "They are not very experienced at the international level, but they have played a lot of cricket and know how to deal with the situations. Things will be better."

The five-Test England tour starting from June 20 will kickstart not only India's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, but also a new era under the captaincy of Shubman Gill following the retirements of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

India's Test squad for England series: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

On the engagement of Rinku, the 27-year-old who has played 33 T20Is and two ODIs for India, he said, "My best wishes to both of them."

Notably, Chawla announced retirement from all formats of the game on Friday.

Piyush is known for his early impact. As a 15-year-old, he represented India Under-19 and Uttar Pradesh U-22. In his first first-class season, he took 35 wickets and scored 224 runs to help Uttar Pradesh (UP) win their first Ranji Trophy.

Chawla played 35 matches for India across all formats and grabbed 43 wickets at an average of 35.76 and an economy of 4.75. He has had a successful career in the Indian Premier League, where he played for various teams, including the Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians.

He grabbed 192 wickets in 192 fixtures at an average of 26.60 and an economy rate under eight.

Also, another former Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar also said about the engagement to ANI, "The ceremony was good. I wish them all the best for this new inning..."

Since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, Rinku has become a regular in the format but has yet to earn a spot in the ODI format.

Rinku has featured in two ODIs for India, having made 55 runs. In 33 T20I matches and 24 innings, Rinku has scored 546 runs at an average of 42.00 and a strike rate of 161.06, with three half-centuries. He is yet to smash his maiden T20I century. The 27-year-old made his T20I debut against Ireland in 2023. He was also an Asian Games gold medalist winner at Hangzhou back in 2023 with Indian cricket team.

Rinku has been one of the main players for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played 59 matches in the T20 tournament and scored 1099 runs at a strike rate of 145.20. He slammed four half-centuries in the cash-rich tournament.

- ANI

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Rajesh K.
Exciting times for Indian cricket! While we'll miss Rohit and Kohli, this young team has shown promise in IPL. Shubman as captain is a bold move but he's got the temperament. England conditions will be tough but I believe in this team 🇮🇳🏏
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Priya M.
Chawla makes a good point about experience. These players may be new to Tests but they've faced pressure in IPL. Still worried about middle order - who will be our new Wall like Dravid was? Need someone to anchor innings in English conditions.
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Amit S.
Why no place for Rinku in Test squad? He's shown amazing temperament in tough situations. Selectors keep ignoring him despite consistent performances. Hope he gets his due soon 🤞
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Sneha R.
Congratulations to Rinku on his engagement! 🎉 But more importantly, hope he focuses on cricket too. We need his finishing skills in ODIs. Team management should give him more chances instead of sticking to same old players.
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Vikram J.
Bowling looks thin without Shami. Bumrah can't do everything alone. England batsmen will feast on our other pacers if they don't step up. Should have included more experienced bowlers for such an important series.
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Neha T.
Emotional to see Chawla retire after so many years of service to Indian cricket. His IPL performances were always clutch! Wishing him well in his second innings. As for the England tour - young blood might just surprise us all!

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