Rishabh Pant To Captain India A In Two Four-Day Matches Against South Africa A; BCCI Announces Wicketkeeper's Comeback Date

India A vs South Africa A: India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took the reins as captain of the India A cricket team for the upcoming unofficial Test series against South Africa A, making his return to cricket since his injury layoff.

Pant has been sidelined since the fourth Test against England, nursing a foot injury that has kept him out of competitive cricket.

A two-match series between India A and South Africa A will get underway on October 30, followed by the second fixture from November 6-9.

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"The Senior Men’s Selection Committee has picked India A’s squad for the two four-day matches to be played against South Africa at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stated in a statement.

Pant had injured his foot while batting in the fourth Test at Manchester in July and subsequently was not part of the Asia Cup squad and more recently the two-Test home series against the West Indies.

The selectors named him in the India A squad for both the games, to be held in Bengaluru from October 30, ahead of the home Test series against South Africa beginning November 14.

Some other prominent names that will feature during the course of the two four-day games include Sai Sudharsan, who has been named vice-captain, Devdutt Padikkal, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and pacer Mohammed Siraj among others.

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India A squad for the 1st 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, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain.

India A squad for the 2nd 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, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

(With PTI Inpu