Shubman Gill’s India lineup faces a stern challenge against World Test Championship winner South Africa in a two-match series starting Friday at the historic Eden Gardens.

As well as a change of the initially scheduled venue to avoid the serious air pollution in New Delhi , the series will feature a change of sessions times to account for natural light.

The second test will be played from Nov. 22 at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium, which hosted multiple games in the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup but will become a men’s test venue for the first time.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India reversed session timings for the second test, starting a half-hour earlier than usual at 9 a.m. local time and taking the tea break — the shorter of the two regulation intervals per day of test c

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