Overview
- Pant said in the BCCI clip that coming back after injury is never easy and that he is concentrating on controllables with a sense of gratitude.
- He tuned up at Eden Gardens with an hour-long batting session, taking on pace and spin and showcasing his full range of unorthodox strokes.
- His training included close-to-the-stumps wicketkeeping drills tailored for expected low bounce in subcontinental conditions.
- He returned to competitive action for India A against South Africa A in Bengaluru, scoring 90 in one innings and 65 in another, with Times of India reporting he captained the side.
- The wicketkeeper-batter had been sidelined since fracturing his foot in the Manchester Test in July off a Chris Woakes delivery and is now set to play in Kolkata.