Rishabh Pant declared fit, know when will he fly to New Zealand for IND vs NZ Test series

IND vs NZ: The wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team has been declared completely fit. Now he will leave for New Zealand to participate in the Test series played between India and New Zealand. Rishabh Pant being fit is a big good news for Indian cricket fans and their fans. Actually, the Indian cricket team is going to play a 2-match test series against New Zealand from November 19 under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Before this series, there were questions on the fitness of Rishabh Pant and it was being speculated that he would be out. But now Pant has proved himself and has achieved full fitness.

Rishabh Pant declared fit

According to media reports, Rishabh Pant, who is completing his rehab at the BCCI Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, has regained match fitness. Pant participated in a match simulation session at the CoE. During this period, the medical team kept a close watch on him and in the end he got fitness clearance from the medical team.

🚨 GREAT NEWS FOR INDIA 🇮🇳

– Rishabh Pant has been declared fit for the Test series against New Zealand. (Abhishek Tripathi) pic.twitter.com/ebycMQrQXI

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 12, 2026

When did Pant get hurt?

Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant was injured in October. He was injured while playing the Irani Cup in the first week of last month. Pant had side strain problem during the Irani Cup. After this he could not participate further in the match. After this, due to injury, Pant had to stay away from the cricket field for a long time.

On which day will Pant fly?

According to a report in Dainik Jagran, Rishabh Pant will fly from India to New Zealand on November 12 to join Team India. He will leave for Wellington today itself. Where he will join the team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill and vice-captaincy of KL Rahul, with which other players including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal are already associated in New Zealand.

Rishabh Pant has been declared fit and will be available for selection for the first Test. (Abhishek Tripathi) pic.twitter.com/unyoMAIWmf

— Harshit  (@I_am_Harshit_17) November 12, 2026

Rishabh Pant's brilliant test career

India's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant made his Test debut for the country in the year 2018. Since then, Rishabh Pant has scored 3725 runs in 90 innings of 52 matches with 8 centuries and 21 half-centuries. Pant's test average is 43.8 and strike rate is 74.2. He has hit 396 fours and 102 sixes in Test cricket. As a wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has taken 166 catches while fielding, while he has 1 run out and 18 stumpings in his name.

Rishabh Pant is India's top batsman in Test cricket. He is one of the two Indian batsmen in the top-10 in the ICC Test rankings. Pant is currently at 8th position. He has 713 rating points in his name. At the 10th place is Shubhman Gill, who has 709 rating points in his name. Gill is just 1 point behind Pant.

Team India's test squad

Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

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