New Delhi: When India and South Africa take the field at Eden Gardens on November 14 for the first Test of their two-match series, it will mark a long-awaited return of red-ball cricket to one of the sport’s most iconic venues. This will mark India’s third assignment in the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Shubhman Gill is leading the side while the Proteas will see their captain, Temba Bavuma , return after recovering from a calf strain.

For Kolkata fans, this will be a special homecoming serving as a reminder of how the venue once celebrated as India’s dominance under lights. The historic ground in Kolkata last hosted a Test nearly six years back. Men In Blue played a pink-ball encounter against Bangladesh way back in November 2019 and remains etched in memory f

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