India’s Test team captain Rishabh Pant has made his return to the squad for the upcoming series against South Africa as BCCI announced the 15-member side on Wednesday, November 5. Pant suffered an injury during the England tour and was out of action until recently when he was back on the field for the India A vs South Africa A series.
The 28-year-old wicketkeeper-batter impressed during the first India A vs South Africa A match as he led from the front as the captain and guided the team to a win. Pant suffered the injury during the Manchester Test when he was hit on the foot by a delivery by Chris Woakes. He underwent his rehab at the BCCI Centre Of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Pant will resume his job as the deputy to Shubman Gill with Dhruv Jurel, who impressed during the West Indies series, being the second-choice wicketkeeper in the squad. There was a return for Axar Patel into the Test team as Prasidh Krishna had to make way.
Akash Deep is also returning to the Test team after missing the West Indies Test series. South Africa into the series after a 1-1 draw in Pakistan and they will return to full strength with the arrival of Temba Bavuma.
India’s Test squad for South Africa series
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
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