India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has returned home to New Delhi to attend to his mother, who suffered a heart attack two days ago.
A spokesperson for the Indian team has said Gambhir left for India ‘day before yesterday on a family emergency.’ With the condition of her mother not clear, it is believed that she is in the ICU.
Meanwhile, another report suggests that her conditions are better and give hope of potential recovery, which means Gambhir could be expected to link up with the team before the first test in the India tour of England 2025, starting on June 20.
Meanwhile, it is reported that there may be a chance that he might consider leaving for England early next week. However, his any date of his departure for England is difficult to confirm given the sensivity of the situation.
However, it is not clear who will be in charge of the team in the absence of Gambhir. The Indian team is currently engaged in a four-day intra-squad match featuring players from the senior national side and India A team.
In the upcoming series, India faces a massive challenge in the testing conditions of England. After batting stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced test retirements, India is set face England with a set of youngsters to mark the beginning of new WTC cycle.
The five match test series begins on June 20 at Leeds, and will be played until the first week August. Shubman Gill has been named as the captain and has a huge responsibility to prove himself away from home in testing and grueling England conditions.
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
