BCCI gives a major update on Rishabh Pant’s injury

Team India vice-captain and keeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt after being hit on his toe while trying to attempt a reverse sweep off the English seamer Chris Woakes on Day 1 of the Manchester Test on Wednesday, July 23.

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Moving into the details of the incident, Woakes was bowling the 68th over of the first innings when Pant was batting on a 48-ball 37-run knock before getting hit on his toe while attempting a premeditated reverse sweep. Though the England fielders appealed for LBW, a faint edge saved Pant from getting out.

Nevertheless, he was quickly attended to by the Indian medical team before being moved out of the field in a golf-style buggy. Eventually, Ravindra Jadeja occupied the crease, replacing Pant, the retired-hurt batter.

"Rishabh Pant was hit on his right foot while batting on Day 1 of the Manchester Test. He was taken for scans from the stadium. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress,” the BCCI posted on X after the end of the day's play.

Here is the tweet: https://x.com/BCCI/status/1948085414532632702

Team India No.3 batter Sai Sudharsan, who scored his maiden Test fifty on Day 1 of the ongoing Test, stated in the post-day press conference that if Pant is ruled out of the tour, the visitors will have a tough time in their batting department.

"Obviously, because he (Pant) was batting really well today as well. So, and plus we miss out, miss a batter if he doesn't come back again. So, it will definitely have consequences. But at the same time, the batters who are batting right now and there are a few more all-rounders inside. So, we'll try and give our best and bat long so that we negotiate that loss very well," Sudharsan said.

If Pant doesn’t come out to keep wickets in this Test, Dhruv Jurel, who kept wickets at Lord’s, can be an option for the keeping duties. However, he went on to leak 26 byes in the third innings of the Lord’s Test.

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