India cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma provided an injury update on keeper-batter Rishabh Pant after he walked off the field in between IND vs NZ 1st Test. The southpaw was forced to limp off the field after being hit on his knee off Jadeja’s delivery. After the day’s play, the Indian skipper provided an update on Pant’s present condition.
Rohit Sharma provides injury update on Rishabh Pant
Speaking at a press conference after the day’s play, Rohit Sharma revealed that Rishabh Pant had developed a swelling on his right knee. He pointed out that it was the same knee that underwent a surgery in 2023 following his horrific car crash. Rohit added that the team would tread carefully over Pant’s return to action and said that it remains to be seen if he will take the field again in this game.
“He has got a swelling on his knee. It’s the same knee on which he got the surgery. We don’t want to take risk. Hopefully he’ll be back in this match,” Rohit Sharma said.
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Rishabh Pant injured during IND vs NZ 1st Test
Rishabh Pant was hit on the side of his knee, following which he went down. He was attended to by the physio immediately while the team huddled around him looking concerned. The southpaw was hit on his right knee. Soon, he was seen limping off the field with the help of the support staff. Dhruv Jurel replaced Pant in the middle.
A horrific car crash in December 2022 left Rishabh Pant out of action for nearly over a year. The star made his comeback to competitive cricket in IPL 2024 after undergoing a tough time recovering from the injury and rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. While he was a part of India’s T20 World Cup winning squad, he made his comeback to the longest format of the game as India’s first-choice keeper in the series against Bangladesh.
