The India National Cricket Team created a rare piece of Test history at the Eden Gardens as the Shubman Gill-led side walked out with a lineup unlike anything seen before against the South Africa National Cricket Team on Friday November 14 in Kolkata.
Currently, India is currently taking on the defending ICC World Test Championship WTC champions, South Africa, in the two-match Test series opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The hosts have dropped Sai Sudharsan from the playing XI to make a rare lineup for the match.
India create Test history with six left-handers at Eden GardensFor the first time ever, the Indian Test XI featured six left-hand batters. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav-all left-handers-featured in India's playing XI for the ongoing first Test against South Africa in Kolkata.