Overview
- Cricket South Africa has added Lungi Ngidi to the Test squad as cover after Kagiso Rabada sustained a rib injury in training.
- Ngidi has linked up with the team in Kolkata, with the second Test scheduled to start on November 22 in Guwahati.
- Reports say Simon Harmer has a shoulder issue and Marco Jansen has a niggle, with hospital assessments conducted and their availability unclear.
- South Africa won the Kolkata opener by 30 runs despite Rabada’s absence, with Harmer and Jansen central to that result.
- India has drafted Nitish Kumar Reddy into the squad, with local reports indicating he could replace Shubman Gill for the next Test.