The Board of Control for Cricket in India have named their 15 man squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa starting November 14.
.The first Test will take place at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on November 14, while the second and final Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati from November 22.
Rishabh Pant who suffered a foot injury in the series against England returns to the set up. The squad features the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan in their set up.
Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami who had a good performance in the recent domestic season has been ignored once again.
India Test squad for South Africa series: 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