Overview
- Siraj hurt his bowling hand while fielding on the final day of the second unofficial India A–South Africa A Test and left the ground in visible pain.
- He was escorted off by the physio and sat out the remainder of play, joining captain Rishabh Pant in the dugout.
- The two-match India–South Africa Test series is days away in Kolkata and Guwahati, leaving Siraj with a recovery window of fewer than three days to start bowling in nets.
- The BCCI has not issued an official diagnosis or timeline, keeping selection decisions unresolved.
- Akash Deep has been recalled to the main squad as a like-for-like pace option should Siraj be unavailable, according to current reports.