India vs South Africa The first test will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14th November. Before this, Team India has suffered a big blow, the star all-rounder has been out of the first test. Team’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has revealed that Dhruv Jurel is certain to play in Kolkata. However, Rishabh Pant will also be in the playing 11, who will play his first international match after being injured in England.

Ryan ten Doeschate has confirmed that along with Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel will also play the first Test against South Africa. Jurel had scored his first Test century in the series against West Indies, he had played unbeaten centuries (132, 127) in both the innings of the second unofficial Test against South Africa A last week. He is in great form.

Nitish Kumar Reddy out of first test?

Nitish Kumar Reddy was injured during the Australia tour, there were questions about his fitness. Although he is a part of the Test squad, the assistant coach said that Jurel is certain to play, so Nitish will not be able to play the first Test. At the same time, a report has said that Nitish can be removed from the squad for the first test itself, he can play domestically.

India’s probable playing 11 for the first test

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa has not won a test series in India for 26 years

The South African cricket team won its first and last Test series in India in 1999. After this, Team India came to play the Test series 5 times, but could never win.

Talking about head to head in Test, there have been a total of 44 matches between the two. Team India has won 18 times and South Africa has won 10 times. 10 matches have ended in a draw.

India vs South Africa first test schedule

• date: 14 to 18 November, 2025
• Venue: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
• Time: from 9:30 am
• Live broadcast: star sports network
• Live Streaming: JioHotstar App/Website.

After losing the ODI series in Australia, Team India would like to end the tour on a positive note by winning the T20 series. India vs Australia 5 match T20 is starting from 29th October, before this India has suffered a big setback. All-rounder player Nitish Kumar Reddy has been injured, BCCI has given information about his injury.

Suryakumar Yadav will command India in the T20 series against Australia. But the injury of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy before the start of the series is a big blow for India. He suffered this injury during the second ODI against Australia, information about which was given by BCCI. For this reason he was not available for selection in the third ODI against Australia.

BCCI’s update on Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury

Issuing an official statement, BCCI said, “Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and after this he was not available for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI medical team is monitoring him daily.”

Update

Nitish Kumar Reddy sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and was subsequently unavailable for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring him on a daily basis.#TeamIndia , #AUSvIND , @NKReddy07 pic.twitter.com/8vBt1f5e5f

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2025

India’s T20 squad against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

india vs australia t20 schedule

• 29 October- 1st T20 (Canberra)
• 31 October- 2nd T20 (Melbourne)
• 2 November- 3rd T20 (Hobart)
• 6 November- 4th T20 (Gold Coast)
• 8 November- Fifth T20 (Brisbane)

Team India has suffered another setback before the fourth Test against England. Nitish Kumar Reddy is out of the series. Nitish arrived with the Indian team in Manchester, but he did not participate in the training session on Sunday. The news of Nitish being out of the series has come at a time when the news of Akashdeep and Arshdeep Singh being injured has already shocked Team India. The clear information related to Nitish’s injury has not been shared.

According to a report published in the Times of India, Nitish Kumar Reddy is facing problems related to ligaments. However, BCCI has not yet said anything on this subject. Due to this injury of Nitish, there are problems in preparing a good playing eleven combination in front of Team India. Let us tell you that the fourth Test is to be played in Manchester from 23 July.

On one hand, there are questions on Akashdeep’s playing in the fourth Test, while Arshdeep has stitches on his left hand. Let us tell you that Arshdeep was hurt at the time of practice, while now Nitish is out of the series, the Indian team is under threat of losing the series. Meanwhile, Anshul Kamboj has joined Team India in Manchester, but the question is how the Indian team will be able to bring the right balance in their playing XI.

Talking about the bowling attack, the Indian team is currently sitting on the bench, the famous Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur. The Indian team was welcomed in Manchester, due to which the team also conducted indoor practice. Rain has been estimated in Manchester for the next week, so it is possible that India vs England may be the fourth Test rain.

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