All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been released from India’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, the BCCI announced today. He will now join the India A side for the upcoming One-day series against South Africa A in Rajkot.
The three-match One-day series between India A and South Africa A will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, from 13th to 19th November 2025.
Nitish to Rejoin for Second Test
After completing his duties with India A, Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to rejoin the senior team for the second Test of the South Africa tour. His temporary release is seen as an opportunity for the young all-rounder to gain more match time ahead of the longer format.
Updated India Squad for First Test
- 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
- Mohammed Siraj
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Akash Deep
India A Squad for One-day Series vs South Africa A
- Tilak Varma (C)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Riyan Parag
- Ishan Kishan (WK)
- Ayush Badoni
- Nishant Sindhu
- Vipraj Nigam
- Manav Suthar
- Harshit Rana
- Arshdeep Singh
- Prasidh Krishna
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
The decision reflects India’s strategy to provide young players with more exposure across formats while maintaining squad balance for the Test series. The first Test between India and South Africa is scheduled to begin later this month.
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