Star India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant said on Friday that the recovery path from the foot fracture he suffered in England was ‘really challenging’ for him, but he’s now back to full fitness again. Pant, who is captaining India ‘A’ against South Africa ‘A’ at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, credited the physios, staff, and facilities at the CoE for aiding his recovery.

Pant picked up a toe injury in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He missed a reverse hoick against pacer Chris Woakes in the fourth Test and was struck flush on the foot at the end of July. He had to be helped out of the ground and couldn’t keep wickets anymore, even though he valiantly came to bat with his foot in a cast to help save the Test for his country. It

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