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Touch of hinterland as Gill set to lead Test team
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|May 25, 2025
SHUBMAN Gill, the first India Test captain from Punjab since Bishan Singh Bedi (1976-78), will usher Indian cricket into a new era.
SHUBMAN Gill, the first India Test captain from Punjab since Bishan Singh Bedi (1976-78), will usher Indian cricket into a new era. Unlike Bedi, who though was born in Amritsar but played domestic cricket for Delhi, Gill, in fact, will be the first to have represented Punjab in age group cricket before being made the Test captain.
This story is from the May 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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