India vs South Africa first Test XI, full squad:
In the India vs South Africa First Test match, Shubman Gill‘s India will face Temba Bavuma‘s South Africa in a two-match Test series. The first Test begins at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. While India whitewashed the West Indies in their previous series, South Africa drew 1-1 against Pakistan.
With Dhruv Jurel confirmed and Nitish Kumar Reddy released to play the India-A series and Rishabh Pant back, it seems India will go into the series with an extra batsman instead of an all-rounder.
After missing out in England, India’s bowling powerhouse Kuldeep Yadav played his last home series. Against the West Indies, the Indian wrist spinner was quite agile. Along with him, players like Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja present a different challenge for the batsmen. And the pace duo of Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah are in good form. According to South Africa, two spinners are more likely to play in the Test match.
Predicted XI:
Indian XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammad Siraj.
South Africa XI: Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Vereen (wicketkeeper), Dewald Brevis, Tony de Georgie, Zubair Hamza, Corbin Bosh, Wian Mulder, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer.
Squad:
India Squad:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deep
South Africa Squad:
Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), Tony de Georgie, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Vereen (W), Simon Harmer, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosh, Senuran Muthusamy, Zubair M Hamza, Wian Hamza.
