Spinner Jack Leach is on his way home after it was revealed he will not be able to play any more part in England's tour to India because of a knee injury.
Several reports suggest that India talisman Virat Kohli's absence from the ongoing Test series against England will continue.
Jasprit Bumrah became the first fast bowler from India to top the Test bowling rankings following his nine-wicket hall in the second Test against England.
An inexperienced South African side were beaten by 281 runs by New Zealand in the first of two Test matches in the land of the long white cloud.
Ben Stokes felt England were let down by technology at a crucial moment as they slipped to a series-levelling defeat against India but refused to blame the result on "if, buts and maybes".
India levelled the five-match Test series when they bowled a spirited England side out in the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Monday.