- Rishabh Pant: Nothing has gone well for the Indian team so far in the ongoing first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Due to the flop performance of the batsmen, India’s first innings was limited to just 46 runs.
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Rishabh Pant: Nothing has been good for the Indian team so far in the ongoing first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Due to the flop performance of the batsmen, India’s first innings was reduced to 46 runs. After this, the Kiwi batsmen also thrashed the bowlers. At the same time, now a big update has been received about star wicketkeeper-batsman
Rishabh Pant . The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported his exclusion from the match. In such a situation, information about which wicketkeeper has replaced him has also come to light.
Rishabh Pant ruled out of Bengaluru Test
The second day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) was played on 17 October. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma chose to bat first, after which the team’s innings was reduced to 46 runs. In response, New Zealand’s batsmen performed brilliantly and troubled the Indian bowlers a lot. During this, the dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant got badly injured.
After this, Dhruv Jurel was called to the field in his place. Now, a big update has come about Rishabh Pant. According to the report received from BCCI, he will not be able to be a part of the third day’s game. At present, the nature of his injury means that he may be out of the entire match. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel has replaced him.
Rohit Sharma gave an update on his fitness
After the end of the second day’s play, Indian captain Rohit Sharma gave an update on Rishabh Pant’s injury. During the press conference, he said that Rishabh Pant’s knee is swollen. Also, Hitman told that this is the same knee which is injured, which has undergone surgery. Therefore, now his injury is a matter of concern for the team. However, it is not yet known whether Rishabh Pant will be available for the last two matches or not?
Captain Rohit Sharma provides an update on Rishabh Pant's injury 🤞#INDvNZ #RishabhPant #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/qGDF8WbANn
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Had a great performance in the first innings
The performance of the Indian players against New Zealand was not good at all. The team had to struggle a lot to score runs. However, during this time Rishabh was the highest run scorer for India. Facing 49 balls, he scored 20 runs, which included two fours. Due to his innings, Team India managed to put 46 runs on the scoreboard.