Pant set to miss Test series against West Indies

• India hosts WI for Tests (Oct 2-14), then tours Australia for ODIs/T20s starting Oct 19.
• Rishabh Pant injury sidelines him for WI Tests and possibly Australia limited-over series.
• Pant aims for return in South Africa Test series at home, beginning mid-November.

After the conclusion of the ongoing Men’s Asia Cup 2025, underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Indian cricket team are set to host West Indies in two-match Test series, followed by a white-ball

tour of Australia. While the Men in Blue will lock horns with West Indies in two Tests from October 2 to 14 across Ahmedabad and Delhi, they will then travel to Australia for limited-over series.

But ahead of the upcoming series, the Indian team have been handed a massive blow as they are likely to be without star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant. It is to be noted that Pant broke his ankle while attempting to reverse scoop a ball by Chris Woakes in the fourth Test during England tour. As a result, he was ruled out of the fifth Test and was sidelined for up to six weeks.

Rishabh Pant to miss WI Test series and limited-over series vs Australia: Report

However, with six weeks completed, although Pant has joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for rehabilitation, but he is likely to miss the upcoming series against West Indies and Australia. According to a report in Dainik Jagran, Pant’s injury will further take more than three to four weeks to heal completely.

This imples that he will miss the West Indies Test series, but a call on his participation in white-ball series against Australia also remains bleak. If the reports are to be believed, he is set to return to action in the Test series against South Africa at home, which is set to begin from mid-November.

West Indies tour of India 2025 Schedule

Date	Match Details	Venue	Timings (IST)
October 2 - 6, 2025	India vs West Indies 1 st Test	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	9:30 am
October 10 - 14, 2025	India vs West Indies 2 nd Test	Arun Jaitely Stadium, Delhi	9:30 am

India tour of Australia 2025 Schedule

Date	Match Details	Venue	Timing (IST)
October 19	1 st ODI	Perth Stadium, Perth	9:00 am
October 23	2 nd ODI	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	9:00 am
October 25	3 rd ODI	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	9:00 am
October 29	1 st T20I	Manuka Oval, Canberra	1:45 pm
October 31	2 nd T20I	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1:45 pm
November 2	3 rd T20I	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1:45 pm
November 6	4 th T20I	Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast	1:45 pm
November 8	5 th T20I	The Gabba, Brisbane	1:45 pm