Rishabh Pant is highly unlikely to feature in the two-Test series against the West Indies, starting in Ahmedabad from October 2 as the star wicketkeeper-batter continues his recovery from the foot injury he sustained during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Pant fractured his toe while attempting to reverse-sweep Chris Woakes during the fourth Test of India’s tour to England. Though he returned to bat later in the innings, he was subsequently ruled out of the fifth Test and advised to rest for six weeks.

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Pant’s likely replacement would be Dhruv Jurel, who kept wickets in both the fourth and fifth Tests of that series, and is currently leading India A in its second unofficial Test against Australia A in Lucknow.

N Jagadeesan was named as Pant’s replacement in the squad during

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