Overview
- The wicketkeeper-batter is set to play the first Test in Kolkata on November 14 after a four-month layoff with a toe fracture suffered in July at Old Trafford.
- Pant proved match readiness for India A against South Africa A with innings of 90 off 113 balls and 65, returning to bat after being hit on the hand in the second game.
- In a BCCI video, Pant said comebacks after injury are never easy and expressed gratitude for support during rehabilitation.
- He missed October’s two-Test series against West Indies, during which Dhruv Jurel took the gloves for India.
- Pant’s latest return follows his broader recovery from a serious 2022 car crash that preceded comebacks in IPL 2024 and India’s 2024 T20 World Cup campaign.