Panchal got a call-up on the back of a 96 in an A Test match against South Africa A recently.
South Africa confirm updated India itinerary.
The 36-year-old made the announcement through a statement on Instagram.
Ajinkya Rahane has been retained in India's Test squad, to be led by Virat Kohli, for the South Africa series later this month.
Panchal, who has played 100 first class matches, made his Ranji Trophy debut for Gujarat in 2008 and has matured with time. Scoring at an average of 45.45, he tallies 7,011 runs with 24 centuries to his name.
Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi reckons the upcoming home series against India can set the "ball rolling" in the right direction for South African cricket, which has gone through a transition phase over the past few years while enduring upheavals.
An enticing showdown between former Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner could take place on November 10.
The Baggy Green is synonymous with the Australian cricket team's Test cap and ICC also took it sportingly and apologised with a smile
Ajinkya Rahane's slump in form can't be 'judged' by anyone, not even skipper Virat Kohli, who feels that his Test deputy needs an arm of assurance around his shoulders as he figures out what exactly is he going through.
South Africa's foreign ministry has said that a 'full bio-secure environment' will be created for the Indian cricket team when it lands in Johannesburg for a highly-anticipated series next month
'He is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what you seem to have to say and what the Indian captain has said.'
The minister said he was not supposed to say anything officially as he was still in touch with the union health ministry and the ICMR officials.
Former South Africa Test bowler Kyle Abbott registered the best figures in first-class cricket for 63 years, taking 17 wickets in Hampshire's County Championship victory over title-chasing Somerset on Wednesday.
It remains to be seen how many rookies will be included for the 50-over competition keeping bubble-life and workload management in mind.
Only 58 overs of play were possible on the first day as bad light followed by heavy showers stopped the proceedings six overs into the third session with India 224 for three.
'He is a perennially positive guy.' 'He is generous with advice and never petty about anything.'
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh have won more matches than Kohli as captain in Test cricket.
Klusener was South Africa's assistant batting coach in the recently held T20 series against India.
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn make their long-awaited return to the South Africa Test squad for the day-night four-day Test match against Zimbabwe to be played at St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, from December 26 to 29.
Misbah noted that normally teams played with four specialist bowlers in a five-day Tests and four-day games will create more difficulties for the bowlers.
Officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will be talking to Mohammed Shami's legal counsel in the next couple of days to get an update after a Kolkata court issued an arrest warrant against the India pacer on Monday in connection with the domestic violence case filed by his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan.
The CSA said Second, one of the new caps in the Proteas squad announced on August 13 to play three Tests in India in October, has suffered an injury while practising with the South Africa A side. He will require immediate surgery and he has consequently been ruled out of the touring party.
Hashim Amla was named the new captain of South Africa's test team on Tuesday, the first non-white cricketer to hold the post permanently.
Legendary Pakistan seamer Wasim Akram and former India bowling coach Eric Simons feels left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan still has a lot to offer to Indian cricket before he finally hangs up his boots.
"Starting with the ODIs it is always a help when you get to play the shots; you get rid of nerve factor, initially. We are playing three ODIs initially, the guys will be expressing themselves, playing shots and then they will be carrying it forward into the Test matches.
South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith has left English county Surrey and returned to South Africa to have surgery on a chronic ankle problem that has put his participation in next month's ICC Champions Trophy in doubt.
Seniors like Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara came in for a lot of flak for their below-par showing with the bat, while Jasprit Bumrah also failed to live up to expectations.
'Ajinkya has 12 centuries and more than 4,000 runs in Test cricket. So he knows his game and he has gone through such kind of bad phases before as well.'
JP Duminy was named in South Africa's Champions Trophy squad on Thursday but veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis will miss the tournament due to personal reasons.
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith has strongly denied recent suggestions that he or his team deliberately provoked England batsman Kevin Pietersen into sending 'provocative' text messages to the Proteas players during the recent Test series between the sides.
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has reportedly been roped in by Kings XI Punjab to replace Shaun Marsh, who was forced to cut short his Indian Premier League season with a back injury.
A change in technique after being asked to open had a negative impact on his performance during his playing days. No wonder VVS Laxman wants Rohit Sharma to stick to his natural game in his new role during the South Africa Test series.
Stumper Thami Tsolekile will replace the retired Mark Boucher in South Africa's test squad on the tour of England, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers has been appointed as the South Africa's Test captain on a permanent basis after the national selectors unanimously decided to choose the swashbuckling batsman to lead the nation through a transitional phase.
Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga says the administration of the game in the country is 'disgusting' and he has stopped following the national team for this reason.
The No 1 Test ranking has proved notoriously hard to hang onto over the last couple of years but South Africa could take a firm grip on it if they can triumph in a mouth-watering series in Australia over the next month.
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith has signed a three-year contract with Surrey to captain the English county.
Skipper Graeme Smith thinks South Africa's Test series win in Australia four years ago was a key step on their rise to the number one ranking and another good showing over the next month could be just as important.
Injured India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will be off to the United Kingdom to seek opinion on his lower back stress fracture from multiple specialists.
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