Rishabh pant scan report: Rishabh Pant has fractured in his finger. According to the report of Cricbuzz, it will take about two months for Pant to recover. This means that he is out of the ongoing Test series against England. Pant was hurt on the first day of the fourth Test being played in Manchester. He suffered a serious injury to the right leg finger, after which he was taken out of the ground from the ambulance and a scan.
How did hurt?
Rishabh Pant was injured on the first day of the fourth Test. In the 68th over by Chris Woakes, Pant tried to play a reverse sweep shot, but the ball hit his right leg shoes directly. After this, Pant was in a lot of pain, bleeding from his leg and swelling also came. He was then taken out of the ground by ambulance, as he could not walk by himself.
What came in the scan report?
A source associated with BCCI told the Indian Express, “The scan report confirmed the fracture in Pant’s finger. They will have to stay away from the ground for six weeks. The medical team is seeing if Pant can bat with painkillers. However, he is still dependent on the support, and his chances of batting are very rare.”
Who will be the replacement of Rishabh Pant?
According to the Indian Express report, Ishaan Kishan can be included in the Indian squad in place of Rishabh Pant for the fifth Test match. The Test match will be played in ‘The Oval’ between 31 July and 4 August.
Fourth Test for India: Do or Die
The fourth Test match between India and England is being played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. India started well, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul added 94 runs for the first wicket. Rahul was dismissed by Chris Woakes by scoring 46 runs. After this, Jaiswal completed his half -century, but was caught out by Liam Dawson for 58 runs.
Captain Shubman Gill became the victim of Ben Stokes by scoring just 12 runs. Then India suffered another major setback when Rishabh Pant’s right leg got hurt. He retired and went out. After this, Sai Sudarshan batted brilliantly and completed the first half -century of his Test career, but he was also dismissed by scoring 61 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, India had scored 264 runs losing 4 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja (16) and Shardul Thakur (16) will carry forward the Indian innings today.
