India's newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill's England tour may not go as planned, as he is set to miss the second India A match against England Lions at Northampton, starting June 6. Gill, along with Sai Sudharsan were supposed to join the India A squad from the second game onwards.

But now, the batter will be busy leading the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. Gujarat Titans have qualified for the playoffs. With the IPL 2025 final scheduled for June 3, the BCCI does not want to rush Gill into a warm-up match before he dons the captain's armband.

The board had named Gill for the second India A vs England Lions unofficial Test to help him acclimatise to the English conditions before the Test series. But now, the Indian team management has decided to give him rest and not wear him out before the gruelling series. As per an Indian Express report, head coach Gautam Gambhir decided to give Gill rest after a demanding IPL season.

Gill, however, will get to play an intra-squad warm-up game starting June 13 to prepare for the Test series, which begins on June 20 in Leeds. The second Test of the series will be played in Edgbaston from July 2 to 6. The third and fourth Tests are scheduled at Lord's (July 10-14) and Old Trafford (July 23-27), while the fifth Test will be played at the Oval (July 31-August 4).

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

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