The first of the two Test matches between <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-sa-1st-test-mohammed-siraj-ready-to-take-on-south-africa-challenge-23602669" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Team India</a> and South Africa will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Ahead of the series opener, Police Commissioner Manoj Verma undertook a review of the security arrangements at the venue following the Delhi car blast.
"We are on high alert. Keeping in mind the blast in Delhi, special and additional security arrangements are being made,&rdquo; a Kolkata Police officer was quoted as saying by news agency IANS, adding that the Special Task Force (STF) will also be deployed alongside the local police at the stadium.
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Earlier, at least 12 people were killed and several others were injured after explosives went off in a car parked near the Red Fort Metro Station in the national capital on Monday evening. The intensity of the blast set multiple vehicles ablaze and shattered window panes in the vicinity.
The first match against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ind-vs-sa-1st-test-from-dewald-brevis-test-success-to-rishabh-pant-comeback-heres-what-you-can-expect-108205/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">South Africa</a> will begin from Friday. Currently, Team India is placed third on the WTC points table. The side also managed to draw the away series in England before emerging victorious against the West Indies at home earlier in the cycle.
On the other hand, the Proteas began their title defence by securing a 1-1 draw in an away Test series against Pakistan.
The second game against South Africa will be played from November 22 at the Assam <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-rajasthan-royals-to-release-sanju-samson-who-will-be-next-captain-after-samson-trade-23602659" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cricket</a> Association Stadium in Guwahati.
IND vs SA: Full Squads
India&rsquo;s Test squad: 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 squad for India tour: 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.
(With Inputs from Agencies)

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