Rishabh Pant suffered a fractured foot during the Test series vs England. (Getty Images) Rishabh Pant has been named as the captain of the India A team that will play two four-day matches against South Africa A. The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has been recuperating after injuring his toe during the tour of England. As a result, he missed the home Tests against the West Indies and the ongoing limited-overs assignment in Australia.Earlier, Pant was named in the Delhi Ranji Trophy squad to face Himachal Pradesh scheduled to be held on October 25 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. But now with the first unofficial Test against South Africa on October 30, he may miss the home game.
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Pant suffered an injury on the England tour when Chris Woakes’ yorker hit his toe on the opening day of the Manchester Test. The injury forced him to miss the final match of the five-Test series, which ended in a 2–2 draw between India and England. Since then, Pant has been under close medical supervision and has been following a structured fitness and rehabilitation program. The release from the BCCI medical team marks a key milestone in his return to elite cricket.KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Dhruv Jurel will join the team after wrapping up the three-match ODI series against Australia in the second match. N Jagadeesan is the second choice wicketkeeper in the squad while Rajat Patidar as has also been added to the squad after his double century in the first match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy against Punjab.While Ruturaj Gaikwad, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna and Akash Deep will also join the team in the second match.India’s batting line-up includes Ayush Mhatre, Devdutt Padikkal and Ayush Badoni. The team also included three all-rounders Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian and Manav Suthar. Anshul Kamboj and Yash Thakur will lead the pace attack in the first match while Saransh Jain will lead the spin department.India A will play two four-day matches against South Africa A from October 30 and November 6 at the BCCI Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.India Squad for First Four-Day Match: Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagdeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Anshul Abojy, Yash Bad Thani, India Squad for Second Four-Day Match: Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu, Easwaran, Akash Deep
