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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to suspend the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state, saying “the human cost of this mismanagement is now unbearable”, ANI reported

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Shami ignored again; Pant makes Test comeback for South Africa series

Posted By: Hemant Kumar Posted On: Nov 06, 2025Share Article
Shami ignored again
File photo of Rishabh Pant. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K.

Pant back in India squad for South Africa series; Akash Deep replaces Prasidh

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant made an expected return to the India Test roster as he was named in the squad that will take on the visiting South African side in the two-match series starting in Kolkata on November 14.

Pant, who had injured his foot in the fourth Test against England in Manchester this summer, had made a successful return to fitness last week when he led India-A to a three-wicket victory over South Africa-A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence near here.

The 28-year-old was also given back his vice-captaincy responsibilities, which star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had taken up in his absence.

Apart from Pant replacing N. Jagadeesan in the party that competed against the West Indies last month, the only other change is the entry of the fit-again pacer Akash Deep in place of Prasidh Krishna.

The selectors, on Wednesday (November 5, 2025), also chose Tilak Varma as the India-A skipper for the three one-day matches against South Africa A to be held in Rajkot on November 13, 16 and 19.

Test squad: Shubman Gill (Capt.), Rishabh Pant (wk) (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K.L. Rahul, B. Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav & Akash Deep.

Schedule:First Test: Kolkata, Nov. 14 to 18; Second Test: Guwahati: Nov. 22 to 26

India-A squad: Tilak Varma (capt.), 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).

Published - November 05, 2025 07:21 pm IST

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to suspend the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state
Politics
Human cost unbearable

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to suspend the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state, saying “the human cost of this mismanagement is now unbearable”, ANI reported

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