Overview
- India named Pant in the squad for the two-Test series that begins Friday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
- After rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, medical staff declared him fit for selection.
- Pant tuned up with India A against South Africa A, scoring 90 in one match and 65 in the next to show form and match readiness.
- He missed October’s home Tests against West Indies during a four-month layoff, with Dhruv Jurel taking the gloves in his absence.
- Former Proteas keeper Mark Boucher urged South Africa to frustrate Pant by using boundary riders and playing on his aggressive instincts.