IND vs SA 2025: Temba Bavuma Returns as South Africa Test Captain

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against India, starting November 14 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, followed by the second Test from November 22 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The headline news is the return of Temba Bavuma as captain, after recovering from a left calf strain that kept him out during South Africa’s recent tour of Pakistan.

Bavuma suffered the injury during an ODI against England last month and missed the start of South Africa’s World Test Championship title defense. In his absence, the Proteas managed to draw their Test series 1-1 against Pakistan, largely thanks to the spin trio of Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, and Senuran Muthusamy—all of whom have retained their spots for the India tour.

Squad and Key Players

Bavuma will slot back into the middle order alongside Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Zubayr Hamza, and Ryan Rickelton, while Kyle Verreynne remains the designated wicketkeeper. South Africa’s pace attack is led by Kagiso Rabada, with support from Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, and Wiaan Mulder. Prenelan Subrayen misses out despite playing in Pakistan, as the team has opted for three frontline spinners suitable for Indian conditions. David Bedingham, who did not feature against Pakistan, has also been left out.

Head coach Shukri Conrad emphasized continuity in selection:

“𝙒𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤-𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨,” 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯.

South Africa Test Squad for India

• Temba Bavuma (C)
• Aiden Markram
• Ryan Rickelton
• Tristan Stubbs
• Kyle Verreynne
• Dewald Brevis
• Zubayr Hamza
• Tony de Zorzi
• Corbin Bosch
• Wiaan Mulder
• Marco Jansen
• Keshav Maharaj
• Senuran Muthusamy
• Kagiso Rabada
• Simon Harmer

India vs South Africa 2025 Test Schedule