Rishabh Pant Injury Lord’s Test Dhruv Jurel Starts Wicketkeeping: The Indian team is seen tightening the noose on England’s batsmen after the first session of the Lord’s Test. Meanwhile, the injury of Indian vice-captain and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has increased the team’s concern. Actually, in the 34th over of the innings, when the ball was in the hands of Jasprit Bumrah.
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In the same over, while collecting a throw, the ball hit the tip of his left hand finger. After this, the game was stopped for more than five minutes. Pant was in a lot of pain and in the end the physio asked him to leave the field. After that Dhruv Jurel came on the field to do wicketkeeping in his place.
Will Rishabh Pant be able to bat?
Dhruv Jurel takes the gloves as Rishabh Pant goes off for treatment on his hand 🔃 pic.twitter.com/LGDgi34IN7
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It would be too early to know or say anything about how serious is Rishabh Pant’s injury. The way the scenes were seen on the field, it was clear that he was in a lot of pain. Pant’s role in batting is more important than what Team India needs as a wicketkeeper. He scored a century in both innings of Leeds. After that, his quick 65 runs in the second innings of Edgbaston troubled the British.
Fans would like that his injury is not serious and there is no fracture etc. Therefore, now it will be known only after scans and investigation whether he is able to bat or not. Pant’s exit from the field would have increased the tension of the captain and Team India’s camp as well as the fans. Some updates on his injury are likely to be received shortly.
India’s brilliant bowling
Rishabh Pant is off the field after a stinging blow to his fingers – Dhruv Jurel has taken the gloves as a substitute wicketkeeperhttps://t.co/dp3RtHo2QM | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/vfk4VVIN4S
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Talking about the game so far, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. India did not get a wicket in the first hour but from the very beginning the Indian pacers kept the English batsmen tied down. After that Nitish Kumar Reddy, after the drinks break of the first hour, sent both the openers Duckett and Crawley to the pavilion in his first over. After that Joe Root and Ollie Pope stood at the crease. Indian bowlers were looking for wickets till lunch. Siraj, Bumrah and Akashdeep bowled well but they could not take wickets in the first session.
