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Gill comes from the generation of India batters who has grown up with the IPL. <\/p>\n
He made his debut in the competition as an 18-year-old and won the title in 2023 with Gujarat – the franchise he now captains.<\/p>\n
But the 25-year-old has ascended to the highest honour in Indian sport and described it as “the biggest honour you can get”.<\/p>\n
India have not won a Test series in England since a 1-0 victory in 2007. They were 2-1 up in the 2021 series but lost the series finale when it was rearranged 12 months later meaning the contest was drawn<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the hosts have named their XI<\/a> for Headingley, Gill and India have refrained from doing so, saying they were considering “one or two combinations”.<\/p>\n Gill will bat at number four, filling the slot previously held by one of his predecessors Virat Kohli who has retired from the format.<\/p>\n The right-hander said he has spoken to both Kohli, statistically India’s most successful Test skipper, and Rohit, who retired from Tests<\/a> last month on the back of series defeats in Australia and at home against New Zealand.<\/p>\n “I met both of them in the IPL and they told me about their experiences here in England and the challenges we might face,” Gill said.<\/p>\n “The Test series we played against England in India was one of the best I have been a part of.<\/p>\n “The series scorecard was 4-1 but the number didn’t justify how the series was for us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n