Overview
- Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar flew in from Brisbane with head coach Gautam Gambhir to begin Test prep in Kolkata.
- The rest of the squad, including Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, is joining in batches, with the first full practice slated for Tuesday at Eden Gardens.
- Gill captains a confirmed 15-member squad and Pant returns as vice-captain, with the wicketkeeper-batter set for his first Test since a long injury layoff.
- South Africa have arrived with a full-strength group and are due to train from Monday before the first Test on November 14 in Kolkata and the second on November 22 in Guwahati.
- India’s squad features Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Bumrah, Axar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep.