Team India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant has suffered an injury scare on day one of the third Test against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground. In a video surfaced on social media, Pant was seen getting some magic spray on his hand after a half-stop behind the stumps, forcing him to walk off the ground, with Dhruv Jurel stepping in to keep wickets.
The incident occurred in the 33rd over of the innings as Jasprit Bumrah fired a delivery down the leg side and Pant dove to keep it down to a couple of runs, with Karun Nair chasing the ball. However, Pant was in quite a bit of discomfort and called on the dugout for some treatment. The 27-year-old continued till the end of the 33rd over but walked off the field, prompting Jurel to keep wickets.
Pant was seen grimacing in pain while walking off the field.
The tourists will hope for the left-hander to recover from the injury, especially from a batting perspective, given he is currently third-highest run-getter in the series with 342 runs, including two centuries.
England win hat-trick of tosses as Ben Stokes opts to bat first at Lord's
Meanwhile, England captain Ben Stokes had won an important toss and elected to bat first at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. Both sides have made one change to their XI, with the hosts already announcing a day before about Jofra Archer replacing Josh Tongue. Meanwhile, Indian skipper Shubman Gill announced that Jasprit Bumrah has replaced Prasidh Krishna.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.
The tourists have already dismissed Crawley and Duckett as Nitish Kumar Reddy struck in his first over, sending the openers packing. But Joe Root and Ollie Pope have settled in well after overcoming a tough phase following lunch.
