India skipper Shubman Gill has expressed his excitement to be playing at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in a Test match. This will happen during the upcoming first Test of the two-match series between India and South Africa starting November 14. Gill will not only be playing his first red-ball international at the most iconic venues of the country, but also captain the side against the Proteas.
Kolkata, however, isn't anything new to the Punjab-born. He started playing in the Indian Premier League at the venue, in his debut season with Kolkata Knight Riders. Making his debut in 2018, Gill represented KKR till 2021 before finally switching his base to the Gujarat Titans from 2022. The 26-year-old has said that he gets a feeling of being home when he comes to Kolkata to play a game of cricket.
India will be playing their first-ever Test match in Kolkata since 2019, with the most recent being the one against Bangladesh, where both the sides made their debut Day-Night Test match appearance. Shubman Gill did not feature in that game, although he was a part of the squad, where the Virat Kohli-led side beat the Bangla Tigers by an innings and 46 runs.