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Pant set to miss third India A game as Bumrah and Jadeja join squad
Rishabh Pant is set to miss India A’s third and final four-day game against New Zealand A, which begins Saturday in Lincoln.
The wicketkeeper-batter has also missed the team’s first two games.
He is recovering from a side strain at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have joined the squad to prepare for the upcoming Test series.
India T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma has joined as Pant’s replacement, and the first two games ended in draws.
The two-Test series starts on November 19 in Wellington, and Pant’s injury puts his availability in doubt.
The sources do not say when he will return to play.
Rishabh Pant is set to miss the third and final four-day India A game against New Zealand A as he recovers from a side strain.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are set to play in the match as preparation for the Test series.
The game is due to start on Saturday in Lincoln.
Tilak Varma has joined the India A squad as Pant’s replacement.
Pant’s availability for the two-Test series against New Zealand is in doubt.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant is set to miss the game; Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are set to join India A.
- What
- Pant is set to miss the third four-day unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A. Bumrah and Jadeja are set to feature.
- When
- The match is due to start on Saturday. The articles were published on November 5 and 6, 2026.
- Where
- Lincoln, New Zealand.
- Why
- Pant is recovering from a side strain. Bumrah and Jadeja are playing as preparation for the Test series.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pant last represented India in a two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
The first two India A-New Zealand A unofficial games ended in draws.
The third and final four-day unofficial game is due to start in Lincoln.
- Match
- Third and final four-day unofficial game between India A and New Zealand A
- Venue
- Lincoln
- Pant’s condition
- Recovering from a side strain at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru
- India A replacement
- Tilak Varma
- Preparation
- Bumrah and Jadeja are set to play ahead of the Test series
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