South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the first Test at Eden Gardens. Rishabh Pant has returned to India's playing XI after recovering from foot fracture. India's bowling attack features four spinners (Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav) and two pacers (Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj).