Rishabh Pant, considered one of India’s most explosive batsmen, will lastly be again in motion in opposition to South Africa A in a matter weeks for 2 four-day matches.
The wicket keeper-batsman sustained an harm in the course of the fourth IND vs ENG Take a look at earlier this 12 months in the course of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy collection in England.
After being sidelined for fairly a number of months, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) named him because the captain of India A for a two-match red-ball collection in opposition to South Africa A as we speak, October 21, 2025.
BCCI Reveals India A squad, Pant To Captain
Listed here are all of the gamers who’ve been known as up for the India A vs South Africa A four-day matches:
IND A vs SAF A Match 1 – Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagdeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain.
IND A vs SAF A Match 2 – 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, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
Rishabh Pant would be the captain in each of the India A vs South Africa A four-day matches. The primary will kick-off on October 30 and the opposite on November 6, 2025.
Each video games shall be performed on the BCCI Middle Of Excellence. KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Mohammed Siraj, who’re at present in Australia for the ODI collection, will be part of Pant for the second four-day match.
This collection will play a key position within the build-up to the upcoming two-match India vs South Africa Take a look at collection, which begins from November 14, 2025. Nonetheless, whether or not Rishabh Pant, who has been an integral a part of the Indian staff within the longest format, will get picked for that collection stays to be seen in the intervening time.