Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair in contention for place in Test squad

There will be no last-minute twists in India's squad for the upcoming tour of England and Shubman Gill, as expected, is all set to be named captain of the Indian red-ball side. The 25-year-old Punjab batter, vice-captain to Rohit Sharma in the ODIs, will lead the side in the five-Test away series against England in June-July. The announcement is expected today (May 24), when the national selection committee will meet in Mumbai.

- 

Barring a couple of odd new names, the squad will comprise virtually the same names that toured Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November-January Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the two seniors who recently announced retirement from the longest format of the game, will understandably be missing from the squad.

Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair, who have performed well in the last domestic season, are likely to be rewarded with berths. Cricbuzz understands that Nair, who had been a prolific scorer in the domestic circuit - 863 runs in nine Ranji Trophy games with four centuries and 779 runs in eight Vijay Hazare Trophy innings with five centuries - could be picked in the squad.