"We might get a new Rahul Dravid or Sourav Ganguly after England tour": Amre
Updated On: 16 May, 2025 08:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Ex-Test players Wasim Jaffer, Pravin Amre and Nilesh Kulkarni feel retirements of Rohit and Virat provide perfect opportunity for emerging batting brigade to become global achievers by excelling in challenging English conditions
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Shubman Gill (left) and Yashasvi Jaiswal during their 53-run stand on Day One of the third Test against NZ at Wankhede last November. Pic/AFP
When the Indian team embarks on their five-Test campaign against England at Leeds on June 20, it will also be a beginning of a new era in India’s Test batting line-up. Given the Test retirements of skipper Rohit Sharma and the legendary Virat Kohli, head coach Gautam Gambhir will have to depend on relative newcomers who will be put to the toughest test in swinging English conditions.
Tough test beckons
Former Test cricketers Wasim Jaffer, Pravin Amre and Nilesh Kulkarni, however, feel that though this is a challenge, India’s young brigade can ace the acid test in Old Blighty. “You cannot buy experience in any supermarket. Both [Kohli and Rohit] are very experienced, but having said that, we have to move on. Yes, this [England tour] will be an acid test for the newcomers or the relatively inexperienced India players because England has always been a challenging place to tour, but this is also a brilliant opportunity for our new batters to show what they are capable of,” Amre, 56, who played 11 11 Tests, told mid-day on Thursday.
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