Gill has inherited the mantle at a crucial time as the Indian team will take the field without three modern-day stalwarts — Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin, all of whom have retired from Test cricket following India tour of Australia (BGT 2024-25).

IND vs ENG: 'Listen to everybody, but...,' ex-skipper Kapil to new Test captain Shubman Gill

As England is gearing up to take on India at Headingley, starting on June 20 (Wednesday), here is a look at the five players who can make a big impact for England in this series.

IND vs ENG 2025: 5 English players to watch out for in Test series

Dhoni led India in nine Tests in England and lost seven of them including a 0-4 whitewash on tour of 2011. He managed only one win and one draw during his stint as India captain in England.

Biggest flop as India Test skipper in England? Dhoni lost more matches than Kohli, Dravid and Ganguly combined

Team India is all geared up for the five-match Test series as they take on England in the opening contest starting Friday (June 20) with Shubman Gill in charge.

IND vs ENG, 1st Test: Ravi Shastri backs THIS batter at No.3 ahead of series opener in Headingley

The first batch of players arrived in Leeds for the opening Test match against England as Team India gets ready for the start of the latest World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

Watch: Team India arrives in Leeds for Test series opener, KL Rahul leads the entourage

Bumrah had suffered a back injury during the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test against Australia in Sydney earlier this year which forced him to sit out India's Champions Trophy campaign as well as early part of IPL 2025.

'It's not fair...,' Bumrah reveals reason behind not becoming India's Test captain

As England take on India to begin their WTC 2025-27 cycle, here is a list of top five batters with highest individual score in India vs England Test series, surprisingly only one Indian on the list.

5 batters with highest individual score in IND vs ENG Test series

England on Tuesday defeated India by a crushing 227-run margin in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While the match marked an end to India’s 14-match unbeaten streak at home, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen took to social media platform to tweet in the Hindi language to celebrate and remind Indian fans of what he had said before the series started.

IND vs ENG: Kevin Pietersen tweets in Hindi, reminds fans of his warning following Chennai Test

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IND vs ENG: 'Listen to everybody, but...,' ex-skipper Kapil to new Test captain Shubman Gill

IND vs ENG 2025: 5 English players to watch out for in Test series

Biggest flop in ENG? Dhoni lost more Tests than Kohli, Dravid & Ganguly combined

IND vs ENG: Ravi Shastri backs THIS batter at No.3 ahead of series opener

Watch: Team India arrives in Leeds for series opener, Rahul leads the entourage

Bumrah reveals reason behind not becoming India's Test captain

5 batters with highest individual score in IND vs ENG Test series

IND vs ENG: Kevin Pietersen tweets in Hindi, reminds fans of his warning following Chennai Test