Rishabh Pant ruled out of India A’s first two New Zealand matches2026-10-13Pant was ruled out of the first two of India A’s three unofficial Tests after sustaining a left-side strain while captaining Rest of India in the Irani Cup.The BCCI said Pant is recovering under its medical team and that his availability for the third match will be decided later.Kumar Kushagra was named as Pant’s replacement for the first two matches; Dhruv Jurel will captain India A.The series runs from October 24 to November 10, with matches scheduled in Lincoln and Christchurch, New Zealand.इंडिया A टीम से चोटिल ऋषभ पंत बाहर: न्यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ पहले 2 मैच नहीं खेलेंगे; कुमार कुशाग्र को मिला मौका (Dainik Bhaskar)Injury blow for India as Rishabh Pant ruled out of New Zealand tour with A team (India Today)Rishabh Pant ruled out of first two India A matches against New Zealand A, Kumar Kushagra named replacement (The Times of India)Rishabh Pant ruled out of 1st two India A matches against New Zealand, Kumar Kushagra named replacement - The Tribune (The Tribune)Pant out of first two India matches against NZ (The Economic Times)இந்தியா ஏ – நியூசிலாந்து டெஸ்ட் தொடர்: ரிஷப் பண்ட் விலகல் (Daily Thanthi)ऋषभ पंत चोटिल होने के कारण न्यूजीलैंड दौरे से हुए बाहर, BCCI ने की रिप्लेसमेंट के नाम की घोषणा - ind a vs nz a dhruv jurel to lead star studded squad kumar kushagra replaces injured rishabh pant (Dainik Jagran)Kumar Kushagra to replace injured Pant in India A tour of New Zealand (The New Indian Express)Big blow for India ! Rishabh Pant ruled out of first two India A matches in New Zealand (Zee News)పంత్ స్థానంలో కుశాగ్ర (Eenadu)