India's first Test against South Africa will start in Visakhapatnam on October 2, while the second and third games will be held in Pune (October 10-14) and Ranchi (October 19-23) respectively.
India ODI vice-captain Rohit has been in sublime form of late but despite being in the squad, he sat out of the two-Test series in the West Indies
Reports have emerged that Bangar confronted the selector on the just-concluded West Indies tour, Gandhi, in his hotel room and exchange wasn't exactly friendly
It was one of the most satisfying tours for skipper Virat Kohli as his team had clean sweep in two formats
The West Indies were 45 for two at stumps and with their batsmen showing very little application in the series, the hosts are unlikely to get anywhere close to the massive target
Bumrah became only the third Indian after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan to register a hat-trick in Test cricket
At the draw of stumps, Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari were batting on 27 and 42 respectively
The national selector said that it was indeed surprising to see how the former skipper's position is debated every other day and it was time that all rumours were put to rest
A win in the second Test, starting at Sabina Park on Friday, will take Kohli's number of Test victories as captain to 28 - the most by any Indian captain
Having won the first Test by 318 runs, India are runaway favourites going into the second and final match at the Sabina Park against Windies
The team for the series is expected to be picked on September 4
Kohli said they wanted Bumrah to be fresh for the Test matches as he is going to be a 'key factor' for them in the Test Championship.
Vihari impressed one and all with a composed 93 in the Indian second innings during the team's comprehensive 318-run win against the West Indies in the first Test
Bumrah recently became the fastest Indian to 50 Test wickets, during his six-wicket match haul against the West Indies in the first Test
Kohli said they wanted Bumrah to be fresh for the Test matches as he is going to be a 'key factor' for them in the Test Championship
The coach feels that Rahane has once again proved to the world that form is temporary and it is all about having the class to stand the test of time at the international level
Apart from Bumrah, Holder also praised Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Shami as they supported Bumrah really well and scalped three and two wickets, respectively
India thrashed West Indies by 318 runs in their inaugural World Test Championship encounter but at the onset, there was a debate on the omission of senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
Bumrah became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets.
Rahul, however, said that he was batting well and looked comfortable in the two innings