This tour will be a litmus test for the newly fledged Test team of India, which has gone on England tour. Shubman Gill’s captaincy will be ‘judge’, while this tour will not be less than any fire examination for head coach Gautam Gambhir. The tour of England for India has always been challenging. In such a situation, the question is whether the Indian team will win the series in England after 18 years or not.
India won the last Test series in England in the year 2007 under the leadership of Rahul Dravid. Then India won 1-0. After that four times the Indian team visited England. But once India has not won a series. The special thing is that during that tour, Gautam Gambhir was also a player of Team India as a player.
In 2011 and 2014, the Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni visited England. Both times the Indian team lost in the series. At the same time, Team India visited England in 2018 and 2022 under the leadership of Virat Kohli. If the Indian team lost in 2018, then on the 2022 tour, the Indian team equaled the Pataudi Trophy (now Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy).
In 2011, India lost 0-4 in the 4 Test series. In 2014, the Indian team lost the 5-match Test series 1-3. In 2018, when the Indian team went to England under Kohli’s patronage, he lost 1-4 in the five-match Test series. However, 3 years ago, India had spent 2–2 on the 5-Test series in 2022.
In such a situation, it is clear that there is a big challenge in front of Team India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill. They now have to do the work that legendary captains like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli could not even do it. Along with Shubman, head coach Gautam Gambhir’s “litmus test” will also be in this series. Because India lost 1-3 on the Australian tour. Ashwin had retired in this series, while recently Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also announced retirement from Test cricket. In such a situation, the new captain Gill will have to prove himself.
🗣️ “It’s really important to create a bond with the players as a captain.”#Teamindia Test Captain Shubman Gill Talks About His Vision and Captaincy Style Ahead of the England Tour 🙌 #ENGVIND , @Shubmangill pic.twitter.com/c8f9oz8txo
– BCCI (@Bcci) June 5, 2025
2007 tour of England (India won 1-0)
1. First Test – Match Draw, Lords
2. Second Test – India won by 7 wickets, Nottingham
3. Third Test – Match Draw, The Oval
England tour of 2011 (England won 4–0)
1. First Test – England won by 196 runs, Lords
2. Second Test – England won by 319 runs, Nottingham
3. Third Test – England won by innings and 242 runs, Birmingham
4. Fourth Test – England won by innings and 8 runs, The Oval
2014 tour of England (England won 3–1)
1. First Test – Match Draw, Nottingham
2. Second Test – India won by 95 runs, Lords
3. Third Test – England won by 266 runs, Southampton
4. Fourth Test – England won by innings and 54 runs, Manchester
5. Fifth Test – England won by innings and 244 runs, The Oval
England tour of 2018 (England won 4–1)
1. First Test- England won by 31 runs, Birmingham
2. Second Test- England innings and won by 159 runs, Lords
3. Third Test – India won by 203 runs, Nottingham
4. Fourth Test – England won by 60 runs, Southampton
5. Fifth Test – England won by 118 runs, The Oval
England tour of 2021-2022 (2-2 draw)
1. First Test- Match Draw, Nottingham
2. Second Test – India won by 151 runs, Lords
3. Third Test – England innings and won by 76 runs
4. Fourth Test – India won by 157 runs, The Oval
5. Fifth Test – England won by 7 wickets, Birmingham
Will Gill be able to break the 18 -year -old ‘Winnerless’ tradition?
Team India has talented players, but it has always been difficult to play Test cricket under the circumstances of England. The challenge of swing and seam balls, bounce on the pitch and the experience of English bowlers will all take a strict test of India’s batsmen. At the same time, along with captaincy, there will be pressure to bat. He does not have much experience of playing in England. In England, he has scored 88 runs in 6 innings of 3 Tests from 2021-2023 at an average of 14.66. His highest score was 28.
India and England Test series
Total Test between India England: 136,
India won: 35, England won: 51, draw: 50
Total Test between India England (in England)
Total Test: 67, India won: 9, England won: 36, draw: 22
Total Test between India England (in India)
Total Test: 69, India won: 26, England won: 15, draw: 28
England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Brook, Harry Brook, Breedon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.
18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav
Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025 – Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: 2-6 July, 2025 – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025 – Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025 – Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July -4 August, 2025 – The Oval, London