Veteran Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has returned home due to a family emergency just before the Test series against South Africa. Kohli will rejoin the team ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Johannesburg. He has been absent from the Indian squad since their loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final back in November and was not included in the T20I and ODI series against South Africa.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will not be participating in the two-match Test series due to an ongoing finger injury, which has failed to heal in time. Gaikwad has been ruled out of the two-Test series with a ring finger fracture and remains under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. He is still awaiting his Test debut for the Indian cricket team.
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