New Delhi

Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the first two matches against New Zealand A. Pant is injured due to which he will not be available for India A in the first two matches. BCCI has also announced Pant’s replacement. India’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the first two matches for India A against New Zealand A. Pant will not be able to take part in the first two matches due to injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that information will be given later on Pant’s availability in the third match. The men’s selection committee has included Kumar Kushagra in the India A team for two matches in place of Pant.

BCCI gave update on Pant’s fitness

BCCI said in a statement, Rishabh Pant’s availability in the India A team for the New Zealand tour was dependent on his fitness. He has been dropped from the first two matches. The wicketkeeper batsman suffered a left side strain while captaining Rest of India in the Irani Cup. He is currently under the observation of the BCCI medical team and is recovering rapidly. The decision on his playing in the third match will be taken later.

series program

India A team will play a three-match unofficial Test series on the tour of New Zealand from October 24 to November 10. These matches will be played in Lincoln and Christchurch. The team includes many players who have experience in senior international cricket, including KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan and Washington Sundar. With the presence of these players, India A’s batting and bowling will be stronger. It will be a good opportunity for these players to strengthen their preparations before the series against New Zealand. India A team will be captained by Dhruv Jurel. He will also handle the responsibility of wicketkeeping.

Updated India A team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smrana, Dhruv Jurel (captain and wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Aaqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Chaudhary, Sai Sudarshan, Yash Rathod, Mukesh Kumar, Kumar Kushagra (for the first two matches).