Injuries to Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar do remain a concern but Rahul Dravid insisted that the team is in a good space.
The right-arm quick returned with figures of 6-2-17-3 on Friday as India restricted Australia to 188 in 35.4 overs and then returned to overhaul the target in 39.5 overs.
Hardik Pandya, the new T20 captain, had led the team during the two-match series at the same venue last year.
When India takes on Australia in the third ODI, the Indian batsmen will need to put their best foot forward in order to combat the lethal in-dippers from Mitchell Starc.
India defeated Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium, with KL Rahul, who struggled to find form during the Border-Gavaskar series, scoring a patient unbeaten 75 as the hosts cantered home.
Pant recently gave his fans a glimpse of his road to recovery, sharing a video in which he could be seen walking in a swimming pool as a part of his treatment.
The 30-year-old from Karnataka, however, made an impressive return, slamming a match-winning 75 not out in the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai on Friday night.
Pandya said he is ready to share whatever workload comes along with the other bowlers.
Iyer has been ruled out of the Australia series due to a lower back injury, and he might be out for an indefinite period.
Virat Kohli quit as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after the 2021 season with South Africa's Faf du Plessis taking over the reins.
Furthermore, it is learnt that there is almost negligible chance of Iyer taking any part in cash-rich IPL for KKR, the team that he leads.
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