The Centre of Excellence conducted injury reviews and officially briefed team management regarding multiple players, even as head coach Gautam Gambhir stated on Sunday that he had not received an update. Pant will head directly to New Zealand on November 19 if deemed fully match-ready following his simulation test. Should he fail to make the tour, he has already committed to participating in domestic white-ball tournaments for Delhi.
Key points
A successful fitness evaluation on November 9 will clear Pant to join the national squad…: A successful fitness evaluation on November 9 will clear Pant to join the national squad for the New Zealand series.
Gautam Gambhir publicly reported having no update on Pant despite the formal email sent b…: Gautam Gambhir publicly reported having no update on Pant despite the formal email sent by medical staff.
Pant has agreed to play the full Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy if h…: Pant has agreed to play the full Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy if he misses the Test tour.
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NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is set to undergo his match simulation test at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on November 9 before he is cleared to play in the two-Test series in New Zealand which starts on November 19. Pant, who is recovering from side strain injury, has started his cricket skills at the CoE.
TOI understands that the CoE on Saturday evening had shared an email with the Indian team management and the selection committee updating them about the injury status of Pant, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana. Interestingly, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday claimed he had no update on Pant.
"Pant started light cricket training this weekend. The initial plan was to conduct his simulation test by the coming weekend. But it had to be pushed back because of Diwali. If cleared, Pant will immediately fly to New Zealand. The team needs a player of Pant's stature to play the Tests if he clears the test on Monday," a BCCI source told TOI.
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