Gill: These two Tests are very important for us

It has been a long time coming — a Test match at the iconic Eden Gardens — and when India and South Africa square off in the first of the two-Test series beginning today, the football-mad city of Kolkata will get the chance to see a new-look Indian cricket team in action up close and personal after — hold your breath — six years!

- BY JAYDIP SENGUPTA

Barring evergreen all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, all other members of the current Indian side will be playing a Test match at the Eden Gardens for the first time. Having said that, for skipper Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir, it will be a homecoming of sorts, with the duo having been part of the IPL franchise team Kolkata Knight Riders for several years. And to add to the nostalgia, there will also be Sourav Ganguly as the Cricket Association of Bengal President overseeing matters over the next five days.

Lots of memories