The Indian captain, Shubman Gill, is not playing the second Test match between India and South Africa, which made the team's vice captain, Rishabh Pant, lead the team. Notably, Shubman Gill had suffered a neck niggle during the first Test at Eden Gardens. He was retired hurt after playing four balls, and he did not come to the field after that. He was carried out by a stretcher to the Woodlands hospital in Kolkata, where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, but was released the next day. Gill did not attend the practice session at Eden on Tuesday, and there were even dilemmas regarding him flying to Guwahati. Earlier, he was supposed to fly to Mumbai to do a checkup, which was cancelled. And he came with the team to Guwahati to give a moral boost after the defeat in Kolkata. Notably, unlike the rest of the team, he came to the airport via a private car accompanied by doctors and physios. When Gill landed to Guwahati, he was not seen wearing the neck collar but the team decided to rest him for the second Test. In his place, India added Nitish Kumar Reddy to the squad. Read also: Jasprit Bumrah on the money! Chips off Aiden Markram's wicket just before Tea in Guwahati Rishabh Pant became the 38th captain in Indian Test history Will Shubman Gill sidelined, Rishabh Pant took charge as the 38th captain in Indian Test cricket. Not only that, but he is also the second wicketkeeper to lead India in Tests after MS Dhoni. In the 148 years of Test cricket history, Pant also became the 35th wicketkeeper to lead a Test match in international cricket. Rishabh Pant has previously led India in five T20Is. His debut as T20I captain came on June 9, 2022, against South Africa in Delhi. Under his leadership, India registered two wins and suffered two defeats in the format. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni holds the distinction of featuring in the most Test matches as a designated wicketkeeper-captain. Between 2008 and 2014, he led India in 60 Tests, guiding the side to 27 victories.