Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India - May 23, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants' Rishabh Pant in action REUTERS/Abhijit Addya
Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India - May 23, 2026 Lucknow Super Giants' Rishabh Pant in action REUTERS/Abhijit Addya
Nov 12 : 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.
Local media reports said Pant would be available for selection for the first test starting Wednesday.
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