Bengaluru, Nov. 12 -- Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has received fitness clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team and left for New Zealand early on Thursday ahead of India's upcoming Test series, according to a Cricinfo report.

India, currently facing off against New Zealand in a five-match ODI series with the fourth ODI set to take place on Friday, will contest a two-Test series, beginning November 19.

Pant will join the Indian Test squad in Wellington on Friday. He had been recovering from a side strain sustained during the Irani Cup in Srinagar, held from October 1 to 4, where he captained the Rest of India side.

The wicketkeeper-batter had been undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of...