The Mumbai batter last played for India two years ago but remains unfazed, as he still churns out runs in the domestic circuit

After suffering a side strain during the Irani Cup, Pant has been at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru since October 23

Yashasvi Jaiswal and B Sai Sudharsan batted out the 11 overs before close of play to reduce the deficit for India A to 46 runs

India won the series 3-2, which included successfully chasing 226, youngsters stepping up under pressure, and hunting down 199 in less than 14 overs

New Zealand secured another consolation win after having fallen behind 3-0 in the five-match series

India have left out Axar Patel and Mayank Yadav for the dead rubber; New Zealand have replaced Matt Fisher with Blair Tickner

Matthew Boyle and Dean Foxcroft have so far added 205 runs for the fourth wicket, having come together with New Zealand at 13 for 3 in the eighth over

"We actually spent a lot of time facing each other in the nets, so that's quite cool," Duffy said of the IPL days

Australia also lost their No.1 ranking to South Africa after suffering defeat in Cape Town

It's been an extremely busy period for India's T20I team, but most of them will be able to get a break after the final match in Hamilton

The fast bowler made his India debut against West Indies in September and will now be a part of their ODI squad for the entire five-match series in New Zealand

India's next assignment will be a multi-format tour of South Africa in December

India could manage only 172 for 9 in their chase of 260

At the Under-19 Asia Cup, India are in Group A with Nepal, Pakistan and UAE, with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Sri Lanka in Group B

India left out Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar while Jamieson missed out for New Zealand

Prasidh Krishna will play India A's third four-dayer against New Zealand A instead to be ready in time for the Test series against New Zealand

Temba Bavuma, Scott Boland, Harry Brook, Simon Harmer, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Azmatullah Omarzai are among the gainers in the latest ICC ranking updates

Gaud missed the second ODI, while this will be the first opportunity for Bhatia and Deol in Vadodara

The 36-year-old bowler, playing his first series for India since November 2022, has taken one wicket in three games

India batter also praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's contribution as they won their T20I series against New Zealand