Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem has been added to India's squad on the eve of the third Test against South Africa in Ranchi, with Kuldeep Yadav having complained of shoulder pain on Friday.

Nadeem has been a consistent performer in domestic cricket for several years, and has the distinction of having taken more than 50 wickets in a Ranji season twice.

He had just returned home to Kolkata, where he resides, after having played for Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, when he received news of his call up. Jharkhand were part of Group A in the tournament, but didn't qualify for the knockouts.

Nadeem received his maiden India call-up for the T20I squad during West Indies' tour of the subcontinent last year but did not feature in any game. Incidentally, the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi is Nadeem's home ground.

Nadeem's call-up provides India with an option in case they need to use the new concussion substitute rule for a spinner. While R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been India's first-choice spinners in the first two Tests, the addition of Nadeem gives the team an option in case one of them needs a back-up midway through the Test, which India might not have had otherwise considering Kuldeep's injury.