- By Gurmeet Batra
- Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs South Africa Tests: India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been included in India's Test squad for the two-match series against South Africa as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-member squad led by Shubman Gill.
The two-match Test series will begin on November 14 in Kolkata.
"The Men’s Senior Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming two-match First Bank Test series against South Africa," the BCCI said in a statement.
Pant had sustained the fracture during the fourth Test against England in Manchester in July and was forced out of the following series against the West Indies.
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The 26-year-old impact batter recently captained India A to win over South Africa A in a four-day game in Bengaluru, scoring 90 in the second innings in a chase of 275. He replaced N Jagadeesan in the 15-man squad led by Shubhman Gill.
Also earning a recall to the Test fold was Bengal pacer Akash Deep after recovering from a shoulder injury. He recently made a comeback to competitive cricket by playing in the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy.
He is also part of the India A squad that will take on South Africa A in the second four-day game, starting on Thursday in Bengaluru.
India's pace attack features Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, while the spin department will once again rely on veteran Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar. The first Test will be played in Kolkata from November 14, followed by the second in Guwahati from November 22.
India’s Test squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.
(With PTI Inputs)