Overview

• Pant is set to check into the BCCI Centre of Excellence for rehabilitation after fracturing his right foot in July at Old Trafford.
• The cast on his right foot has been removed, with reports indicating he is walking freely without a limp.
• Centre medical staff are expected to assess the injury on Tuesday to finalise a rehabilitation plan and gauge his readiness for selection.
• Selectors are expected to name the squad in the last week of September for Tests scheduled in Ahmedabad on October 2–6 and New Delhi on October 10–14.
• If he is not cleared, wicketkeeper duties could fall to Dhruv Jurel or N Jagadeesan, who were used during the England series.