Overview

• Pant remains in rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and is awaiting medical clearance after fracturing his foot during the July Test in Manchester.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the Test squad will be chosen via a virtual meeting on September 23 or 24.
• Dhruv Jurel is expected to be named first-choice wicketkeeper, with Narayan Jagadeesan likely to serve as backup after recent India A form.
• Selectors are weighing options for a middle-order vacancy, with Shreyas Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal and Nitish Kumar Reddy under consideration and Karun Nair’s place uncertain.
• Some reports indicate Pant could also miss the subsequent white-ball tour of Australia, a timeline that has not been officially confirmed.