India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has passed a fitness ​test and left to join ‌the national team in New Zealand for a two-test series, ​media reports said this Thursday.

The 29-year-old, who last played ⁠for India in August, was ​sidelined with a left-side strain. ​He was named in India’s squad last month pending a fitness clearance ​at the Indian cricket ​board’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence, where he underwent ‌rehabilitation.

On ⁠Thursday, Pant posted a picture of an airplane wing in an Instagram story, with ​emojis ​indicating he ⁠was flying to New Zealand, where India are ​playing a five-match one-day ​international ⁠series.

Local media reports said Pant would be available for ⁠selection ​for the first ​test starting Wednesday.

–Reuters–