{"id":46004,"date":"2025-05-25T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/shubman-gill-will-be-the-37th-captain-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T06:20:00","slug":"shubman-gill-will-be-the-37th-captain-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/shubman-gill-will-be-the-37th-captain-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill will be the 37th captain of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong><br \/>The new era of the Indian Test team will start from next month when the Indian team will be on a tour of England. On 20 June, the first match of the five -match Test series between India and England will be played at Handingley, Leeds. In this match, India&#8217;s team captain will be Shubman Gill, who will captain the Indian team in Red Ball cricket for the first time. 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