Overview
- BCCI said Shubman Gill suffered a neck injury, is under hospital observation, and will take no further part in the Kolkata Test, with Rishabh Pant leading on the field.
- India were 10 for 2 at lunch on day three in pursuit of 124, with both openers dismissed and Gill unavailable to bat in the fourth-innings chase.
- Ravindra Jadeja’s 4 for 50 helped bowl South Africa out for 153, as Temba Bavuma top-scored with an unbeaten 55 and Corbin Bosch added 25 in a vital partnership.
- Former players including Harbhajan Singh and Michael Vaughan condemned the pitch, while Sourav Ganguly defended the curator, saying the dry surface matched the home team’s request.
- Bowling coach Morne Morkel said Gill woke with a stiff neck and urged against blaming workload, as the BCCI medical team monitors him ahead of the second Test starting November 22 in Guwahati.