The wicketkeeper-batter, who holds Test centuries in England, Australia, and South Africa, is currently undergoing a rehabilitation programme at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
New Delhi: India’s top overseas Test batter Rishabh Pant is unlikely to feature in India A’s third unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln, scheduled from 7 to 10 November, as he continues to recover from a side strain sustained during last month's Irani Cup match in Srinagar.
The 28-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who holds Test centuries in England, Australia, and South Africa, is currently undergoing a rehabilitation programme at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. He is yet to clear the mandatory fitness test required to join the India A squad.
Should he pass his second fitness assessment in the coming days, Pant is expected to fly directly to Wellington to join the senior national squad ahead of the Test series.
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"There is very little chance that Pant will play the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A. The team management might want to give him a few days more to recover and join the team for the Test series and train in Wellington. There will be clarity after his second fitness test," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. (PTI)
Published: 02 Nov 2026, 08:44 pm IST
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