Former Indian cricketers expressed strong reactions to the team's 30-run loss against South Africa, highlighting a decline in batting against spin and

India suffered a 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test match of the series, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes Test cricket has been a dying art and the least-prioritized format for batters over the past few years.

India captain Shubman Gill has been discharged from the hospital in which he was receiving treatment for a neck injury sustained during the opening Test against South Africa here. Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly also went to see Gill.

Gautam Gambhir backed Rishabh Pant following the India vice-captain's poor show against South Africa in the first Test match of the series, at the Eden Gardens.

Shubman Gill walks off with neck pain midway through his innings, moments after Washington Sundar was dismissed early. | Cricket

India decided to drop a surprise in their playing XI as Axar Patel earned a recall to the Test XI after more than 20 months, for the series opener against South Africa in Kolkata. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat,

Temba Bavuma, South Africa's captain, lost his wicket to India's spinner Kuldeep Yadav, reflecting on his earlier warning about facing the spinner during the first Test between India and South Africa