KOLKATA, Nov 12:

Set for his much-anticipated Test comeback, India’s flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was in full flow at nets on Tuesday, his uninhibited strokeplay lighting up the team’s training session at Eden Gardens ahead of the opening Test against South Africa beginning Wednesday.

Out of action since July after fracturing his toe from a Chris Woakes delivery during the fourth Test in Manchester, Pant eased back into competitive cricket through the unofficial Tests for India A against South Africa A in Bengaluru.

He scored 90 in a winning chase in the opening ‘A’ Test and a 65 in the second game despite being retired hurt on 17.

He later returned to finish the innings, signalling both form and fitness ahead of the senior team’s Test series.

Back with Team India, Pant

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