After the ongoing T20 series against Australia, the Indian cricket team will play a Test series against South Africa at home, the team for which is going to be announced soon. The return of Rishabh Pant is considered certain, who has not played international matches since the injury suffered in England.

South Africa will play series in all three formats on India tour, starting with the Test series. A total of 2 matches will be played in the test series, this will be India’s second home test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The first match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. The second Test will be held at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium from 22 to 26 November.

Rishabh Pant’s return confirmed, announcement will be made soon

There is every possibility that wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant can be included in this series. Let us tell you that he was injured in the fourth test played on the England tour. There was a fracture in his toe. After this he could not play in the Asia Cup. He was also out of the Test series against West Indies and Australia tour, now there is every possibility of his return to international cricket.

When will the team be announced?

There is news that today (Wednesday) BCCI can announce the team for the Test series against South Africa. If the team is not announced today then it can be done on Thursday. This will be India’s third Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India had drawn the 5-match series 2-2 against England. The series against West Indies was won 2-0.

India’s probable squad against South Africa

Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudarshan, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Where are both the teams in the WTC 2025-2027 points table?

The Indian team is at third place in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27. The team has won 4 out of 7 matches, lost 2 and drawn 1 match. South Africa has played 2 matches, out of which it has won 1 and lost 1. South Africa is at fourth place in the table.