India, Nov. 13 -- Rishabh Pant is back in full fitness and was in action in the nets on Wednesday at Eden Gardens ahead of the opening Test match against South Africa, which is scheduled to begin on Friday. Pant sustained an injury in July when a delivery by Chris Woakes fractured his toe during the Test series in England. Making his return, he played for India in the unofficial Tests vs South Africa A in Bengaluru.

In a video posted by BCCI on X, an extremely happy Pant spoke about his much-anticipated comeback. "Rishabh Pant is feeling a lot of gratitude for life," he said, also showing a thumbs-up gesture to the camera.

In the video, he could be seen doing drills and also enjoying himself with his teammates. "After injury, its never ...