Rishabh Pant declared fit for India’s Test series against New Zealand

New Delhi: Rishabh Pant has been declared fit for the upcoming Test series between India and New Zealand. The two teams are set to lock horns in a two-match Test series, starting November 19. has got clearance from the medical staff at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru to take part in the series.

The wicket-keeper batter failed his first fitness test earlier this month, but has been cleared after passing the second test. Pant recently recovered from an injury that he sustained while playing for Rest of India during the Irani Cup earlier this year.

He was included in India’s squad for the Test series against New Zealand, but his participation was subject to fitness clearance. He has been declared fit to play ahead of the first Test between India and New Zealand, which will be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Pant is India’s first-choice wicket-keeper batter in Test and has also been one of the team’s most consistent performers over the last few years. Pant is expected to keep the wickets in the first Test against the Kiwis, however, Dhruv Jurel might replace him if the team management decides to rest the left-hander.

Pant on cusp of milestone

Pant is on the cusp of achieving an elusive milestone in the upcoming Test series between India and New Zealand. He needs only 52 runs to become India’s first batter to score 3000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC).

Pant is currently India’s leading run-getter in the WTC with 2948 runs in 42 matches at an average of over 42, including six centuries and 18 fifties. He also has a chance to break the record for most away runs by a designated wicket-keeper in Tests.

Pant has so far played 35 away Test matches for India and has 2489 runs to his name as a designated wicket-keeper batter.