New Delhi: A new era has begun in Indian Test cricket. After the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill has been made the new captain of the team, while Rishabh Pant has got the vice-captaincy. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the upcoming five-Test series against England, which is considered to be the biggest overseas tour of this year, reports Dynamite News correspondent. Second chance for Karun Nair Karun Nair created history by playing an unbeaten innings of 303 runs against England in 2016. He became the second Indian batsman to score a triple century in Tests (after Virender Sehwag). But his performance dropped after that, and he was dropped from the team. In 2022, he wrote on Twitter, "Dear Cricket, give me another chance." Now he has got this chance. His performance in Ranji and domestic matches in the last few years was good, after which he has been included in the team again. Why was Sarfaraz Khan ignored? Sarfaraz Khan has a great first-class record—scoring runs at an average of 106.07 since 2019. Still, he is constantly being ignored. He did not get a place in the team on several previous occasions as well, while less experienced players were given preference. His father and coach, Naushad Khan, had also expressed disappointment over this, but the selectors did not listen to him. He was included in the team on the Australia tour but was not allowed to play a single match. Big changes in the team Mohammed Shami has been dropped from the team. Karun Nair has made a comeback after 8 years. Sarfaraz Khan did not get a place this time too. Sai Sudarshan has been selected for the Test team for the first time due to his excellent performance in IPL and domestic cricket. What will happen next? Karun Nair has a chance to prove himself once again. Sarfaraz Khan's fans are disappointed but hope he gets a chance in the future. Now it remains to be seen whether Karun Nair is able to take advantage of this opportunity or not, and how long Sarfaraz will have to wait.
