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Gill's making one IPL of a statement
Birmingham Mail
|June 20, 2025
SHUBMAN Gill would prize captaining India to a Test series victory in England higher than going all the way in the Indian Premier League.
Gill is set for his first assignment since succeeding Rohit Sharma as Test skipper as he leads a new-look India side in the first of five Tests against England at Headingley this week.
The future of Test cricket and how it fits into an increasingly log-jammed calendar is frequently scrutinised in the landscape of T20 franchise leagues - and none are bigger than the IPL.
This story is from the June 20, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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