India vs South Africa, 1st Test Match, Game 11, Full Line-up: Shubman Gill’s India will take on Temba Bavuma’s South Africa in a two-match Test series. The first Test begins at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. While India beat West Indies in their previous stint, South Africa comes in after a 1-1 draw with Pakistan.
With Dhruv Jurel confirmed to start, Nitish Kumar Reddy released to play the India-A series and Rishabh Pant returning, it looks like India will go into the series with an extra bat instead of an all-rounder.
Bowling for India, Kuldeep Yadav played the last series at home after missing England. Against the West Indies, the Indian wrist spinner was very crafty. In addition to him, the likes of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja present a different challenge to the batsmen. The duo of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were in good form. According to South Africa, they are very likely to field a two-spinner combination in the Test match.
Expected eleventh
India XI: Yashavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsen, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dhruv Gurriel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Vereen (wk), Dewald Previs, Zubair Hamzah, Tony De Zorzi, Corbin Bosch, Jan Mulder, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Senoran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer.
the difference:
India squad: Yashavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Dhruv Gurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deb
South Africa lineup: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Themba Bavuma (c), Tony De Zorzi, Dewald Previs, Kyle Vereen (w), Simon Harmer, Marko Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bush, Senoran Muthusamy, Zubair Hamzah, Jan Mulder
