India, Nov. 12 -- The Indian team management finally ended the silence over Dhruv Jurel's fate for the opening Test match against South Africa, which will get underway on Friday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, as assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate assured that the in-form wicketkeeper-batter will be part of the playing XI and will play in place of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Jurel, who has played seven Test matches for India since his debut in early 2024, has struck four centuries in his last five first-class matches, which include back-to-back unbeaten tons for India A in the second unofficial game against South Africa A in Bengaluru last week. Not to be forgotten, playing in place of the injured wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant in the hom...