India’s pugnacious wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is set to miss the two-match home Test series against West Indies, commencing in Ahmedabad from October 2, according to ESPNcricinfo.

India’s selection meeting will take place on September 24. According to ESPNcricinfo, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel will name a 15-player squad, two fewer than the squad for the 3-0 series defeat against New Zealand in October 2024, the last home series India played.

Pant, who served as Test captain Shubman Gill’s deputy during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England this year, suffered a fractured left foot on the opening day of the fourth Test in Manchester. Tamil Nadu’s N Jagadeesan was named Pant’s replacement in the squad for the final Test at the Oval.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Pant has be

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