IND Vs Eng: Rishabh Pant bathed in the pain of injury, showed a grit with the bat in the nets at Lord’s. Cricket news
Timesofindia.com in London: Indian fans at Lord’s were relieved when he saw Rishabh Pants walking towards the nets – on bat, pads and gloves – India bowled England for 387 at 387 on the day 2 of the third Test at Lord’s. Batting coach Satanshu Kotak, Physio Yogesh Palmer and Throdown experts of the team with pants.The pants, who had injured their left index finger on the early day of the Lord’s Test, spent more than 15 minutes in the nets. He appeared to be visible inconvenience, but showed a clear intention of batting.The wicketkeeper-better was seen talking to himself, possibly keeping himself in mind through pain. He looked uncomfortable during the session, often inspected his left hand, shaken him, and showing symptoms of crisis.
On the way to the nets, Pants politely apologized to fans for not stopping photos for photos. However, on his way, he created for it – signing an autograph and presenting a lot of selfies with a smile.Pants did not take wickets for 2 days. In his absence, Dhruv Jurael donated gloves to India.Later, BCCI confirmed that Pant would not take wickets. As a result, the Jurall continued behind the stump.In a social media post, the BCCI said: “Rishabh Pant is still recovering from the hit on his left index finger. The BCCI medical team continues to monitor its progress. Dhruv Jurall will continue the wicket on 2 days.”
The pants were injured during the second session on day 1. In the 34th over, Pant gave a blow to the fingers of his left hand, while a Jasprit attempted to stop Bumrah delivery, which was fired from the foot for the Oli Pope.After diving to stop the ball, the pant entered the pain as he received treatment from physio. Even after tapping his fingers heavily, he was visually uncomfortable. Although he tried to complete the over, he finally went for further treatment after ending.
