New Delhi: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test match against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on November 22. The Men in Blue are looking to level the series at a venue that hosting its first-ever Test match.

Rishabh Pant becomes India’s 38th Test captain and only the second wicketkeeper after MS Dhoni to lead the Indian team in Test cricket. He will lead the side in the absence of regular skipper Shubman Gill, who was ruled out of the match due to a neck spasm.

Gill was formally released from the squad on Friday after failing to recover from the injury, which he suffered while batting in the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He travelled to Mumbai for further assessment of his injury, confirmed the BCCI.

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