Overview
- Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy and head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived from Brisbane as India began to gather in Kolkata, with full training scheduled for Tuesday at Eden Gardens.
- South Africa completed their arrivals after captain Temba Bavuma joined from the ‘A’ series in Bengaluru, and the team’s local manager said both sides are set to train on Tuesday.
- The two-match World Test Championship series opens at Eden Gardens on November 14, followed by the second Test in Guwahati from November 22.
- Gill will captain India and Rishabh Pant returns as vice-captain and first-choice wicketkeeper after an extended injury layoff.
- The unresolved selection question centers on whether in-form Dhruv Jurel fits into the XI with Pant, a possibility former players say could displace Sai Sudharsan or Nitish Kumar Reddy.