Delhi: The first match of the 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In this match, Team India has made a new record under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. For the first time, 6 left-handed batsmen have been included in the playing eleven of the Indian team.

India played 6 left handed batsmen for the first time

Left-handed batsmen include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

In the history of Test cricket, India had never played six left-handers in a match before. India had played with four left-handed batsmen many times till now, but such a situation has arisen for the first time after 596 Test matches.

India made two changes in its team in the first test of the Freedom Trophy. B Sai Sudarshan and Nitish Kumar Reddy were dropped from the playing XI in this match. Rishabh Pant has returned to the team after a long time. He could not play in the last Test series against West Indies due to injury. Besides this, Akshar Patel has also returned to the team. He has become a part of the Test team for the first time since February 2024.

Team India’s playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.