‘Bit more fit and strong…’: Young Indian star gives MASSIVE update on Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant is going to captain India A in this series, marking his return to cricket after a three-month long absence because of a foot injury – which he sustained during the England tour earlier this year. After this series, Pant will aim to secure his place in the national team for the two-match Test series against the Proteas.

“Rishabh looks fantastic, actually, may be fitter I would say. He had some time to build, put that training in his legs because sometimes when you get injured you have that specific time to work on whatever you want. I feel he looks a bit more fit and strong and as courageous as always he is,” said Sudharsan after India A’s training session.

Sai Sudharsan also mentioned that during the training session at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), Rishabh Pant was his usual self and was encouraging the team to use these matches against South Africa in order to regain their rhythm in red-ball format.

“The message from Pant is very clear. We were in a huddle on the first day of training and he was saying that this is a great opportunity for everybody to again get the rhythm of the game. At the same time, we are also playing to win and that is the main thing,” Sudharsan mentioned.