By Sruti Thakur | Updated: September 21, 2025 10:41 AM IST
Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who sustained an injury his foot attempting a reverse sweep against Chris Woakes on Day 1 of the fourth India-England Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, on July 23, 2025, will miss the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies as well as India’s white-ball tour of Australia.
A report in Dainik Jagran on Saturday, September 20, said that Pant will require an additional three to four weeks to fully recover for competitive cricket.
Following the conclusion of the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, India will travel to Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is after playing two Test matches against the West Indies in the first two weeks of October.
India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant tops the list of Indian batters who scored most runs outside Asia since 2020. He has scored 1594 runs in 41 innings which includes 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries.
Kagiso-Rabada clicked while playing during during Australia vs South Africa 2nd test match.
The first Test is set for November 14–18 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, while the second Test is scheduled to be played from November 22–26 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Additionally, India will host South Africa for three ODIs and five T20Is.
Dhruv Jurel is set to replace Pant for the two Tests against Roston Chase’s side, while his backup remains to be seen.
Tamil Nadu’s Narayan Jagadeesan, who was included in India’s squad for the fifth Test against England as Pant’s replacement, might get picked as the right-handed batter scored 197 and an unbeaten 52 in the Duleep Trophy 2025 semifinal for South Zone and added 64 runs in the first innings of the first unofficial Test for India A against Australia A in Lucknow.