India, Sept. 22 -- Star Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will not be available for India's upcoming Test series against the West Indies, still recovering from a fracture sustained during India's tour of England earlier this year. The 27-year-old missed India's last match in that series after being struck in the foot, and will require time off as he rehabs at the BCCI's Centre for Excellence in Bengaluru.

Pant is still undertaking strength and conditioning training in Bengaluru, as per an ESPNcricinfo report, and still hasn't begun work on wicketkeeping and batting. As a result, his schedule for a return to the Indian team remains unclear. With him set to miss the series against the West Indies, which begins on October 2 in Ahmedab...