Rishabh pant injury status: India suffered a major setback on the first day of the ongoing fourth Test match between India and England at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been injured and had to leave the field after retired. The injury was so serious that Pant was immediately rushed to the hospital by an ambulance, where he is being scanned.
How did Rishabh Pant get hurt?
In the 68th over of India’s innings, Pant was trying to play the reverse sweep on the fourth ball of England fast bowler Chris Woakes, but the ball missed his bat and hit his right leg directly. Due to this injury, Pant sat down in pain. Physio immediately reached the ground and gave them primary treatment. Later, Pant was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. According to reports, Pant had a problem of swelling and bleeding in his leg and he was unable to put pressure on the leg.
Will Pant return to this match?
Rishabh Pant has a scan, but the report has not come yet. Only after the scan report will it be decided whether he will be able to play further in this Test match. If there is no serious injury in the report, Pant may return to the field for batting on the second day as his case is of “retired heart”.
What is the difference between retired heart and retired out?
Retired Heart: When a player leaves the field after injuring, he can return to bat again.
Retired out: If a player is retired out, he cannot come to bat again.
Pant’s case is of retired heart, so that he can return when he is fit.
What do ICC rules say?
According to ICC rules, replacement for batting is found when the player gets a head injury. If the player feels confused or dizzy due to head injury, then he can be given a conversion substitute. But Pant is not in the head, but a leg injury, so he will not get a batting or conversion substitute.
Can Dhruv Jurael do wicketkeeping?
If Pant is unable to fit, Dhruv Jurlel can be fielded as a substitute fielder. He can do wicketkeeping, but cannot bat.
Pant has been injured before
This is not the first time Rishabh Pant is injured. Earlier, in Lord’s Test too, Pant suffered a finger injury while wicketkeeping. Pant returned to the Manchester Test after recovering from that injury, but now another new injury has increased the concern.
First day situation:
India started batting first after losing the toss and had scored 264 for 4 wickets by the end of the day’s game. During this, KL Rahul scored 46 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 58 runs, and Sai Sudarshan scored a brilliant 61 innings. Shubman Gill scored 12 runs, while Rishabh Pant scored 37 runs and retired. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur remained unbeaten on 19-19 runs respectively. Yashasvi and Rahul’s pair shared a brilliant 94-run opening opening, while Sai Sudarshan showed his class while batting at number-3.
Can Pant be out of the series?
Team India’s medical team is waiting for Pant’s scan report. If any type of fracture or muscle damage is confirmed in the scan, Pant can also be excluded from the series. This will be a major setback for the team, especially when India is trying to take an edge in the series.
