India's Pant clears fitness test ahead of New Zealand Tests
- Local media reports said Pant would be available for selection for the first test starting Wednesday
Rishabh Pant has passed his fitness test and is en route to New Zealand to join the Indian cricket team for the upcoming two-test series, after recovering from a left-side strain.
- Pant's return to the national squad after injury.
- His rehabilitation process at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
- The upcoming two-test series against New Zealand.
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has passed a fitness Test and left to join the national team in New Zealand for a two-Test series, media reports said on Thursday.
The 29-year-old, who last played for India in August, was sidelined with a left-side strain. He was named in India’s squad last month pending a fitness clearance at the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence, where he underwent rehabilitation.
On Thursday, Pant posted a picture of an airplane wing in an Instagram story, with emojis indicating he was flying to New Zealand, where India are playing a five-match one-day international series.
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Local media reports said Pant would be available for selection for the first Test starting Wednesday.