After a 2-2 series draw in the highly-anticipated five-match Test series against England in the United Kingdom, followed by a 2-0 series clean sweep against West Indies at home, the Indian cricket team
will look to continue their good run at home in the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, who are the reigning champions of the World Test Championship. While the series proves crucial with the WTC 2025-27 cycle, it also stands a special touch.
With the first Test set to be played from November 14 to 18 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, making a return of red-ball cricket after six years, the India versus South Africa match also has history associated with it. As a result, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has introduced a special coin for the game.
IND vs SA Test series to feature special coin honouring Mahatma Gandhi & Nelson Mandela
CAB has introduced a special coin which features pictures of two heroes from the time of Independence - Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to mark the Freedom Trophy, both of whom symbolise peace and the shared struggles of India and South Africa for freedom and equality. Moreover, on the eve of the first Test, CAB is also planning to organise the Jagmohan Dalmiya Memorial lecture with legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar being the keynote speaker.
India vs South Africa two-match Test series: Complete Squads
India: 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
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne
