Pant Likely to Miss Third India A Test
Rishabh Pant is recovering from a side strain and is set to miss the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are expected to play in that match to prepare for upcoming Tests. Tilak Varma has joined the India A squad as Pant's replacement.
Context
Pant is one of India's senior wicketkeeper-batters, and India A matches are warm-up games before major Test series. Injury doubts matter because they can affect who the team picks for the longer series ahead.