Rishabh Pant’s return (Photo: BCCI)
India A vs South Africa A: India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has returned to the cricket field. Pant returned after 3 months. The amazing thing was that he saw victory as soon as he entered the field. Pant got this victory during the toss before the match itself. Rishabh Pant won this toss as captain of India A against South Africa A.
Came on the field after 3 months, won the toss
South Africa A team has come to India. On this tour, he has to play the first two tests against India A. Rishabh Pant has been made the captain of India A for this test series. This is the first time after recovering from injury that Rishabh Pant has come on the field to play cricket. As soon as he came on the field, he won the toss of the first Test against South Africa A.
ЁЯЪи Toss ЁЯЪи
India A have won the toss and will bowl first in the 1я╕ПтГгst multi-day match against South Africa A ЁЯСН#TeamIndia , #INDAvSAA pic.twitter.com/fVoNV99Z6U
тАФ BCCI (@BCCI) October 30, 2025
Injury in July, comeback in October
Pant suffered a leg injury during India’s tour of England in July this year, due to which he stayed away from cricket. Now that the home Test series against South Africa is about to start, BCCI and the Indian selectors want to test Pant’s fitness before that. This is the reason why he has been included in India A, so that match practice can also be done.
Fielding first after winning the toss, this is the playing 11
After winning the toss against South Africa A, Rishabh Pant has decided to field first. The team he has selected for the first test is as follows.
Sai Sudarshan, Ayush Mhatre, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Ayush Badoni, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khalil Ahmed.