Team India is currently sweating over the injury to wicketkeeper and vice-captain Rishabh Pant after he left the field before the end of Day 1. 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.
However, he looked uncomfortable 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.
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According to an update from BCCI, Rishabh Pant got hit on his left index finger. He is receiving treatment at the moment and under the supervision of the medical team.
Earlier on Day 1 all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy provided an update on Pant's injury during the post-day presser. He said, "To be honest, I just came out of the field and I do not know anything about it, but since I did not hear anything from anyone, we will get to know tomorrow morning before we go back."
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Pant is currently Team india's second-highest run-getter in the series with 342 runs in four innings at an average of 85.50, with two centuries and a fifty. He scored twin centuries at Leeds, with a best score of 134. So far, he has broken plenty of records as a wicketkeeper-batter, especially going ahead of legend MS Dhoni for most Test centuries by a keeper-batter for India and highest run tally by an Asian wicketkeeper in South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia (SENA) nations.
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At the end of the day's play, England was 251/4, with Joe Root (99*) and skipper Ben Stokes (39*) unbeaten. For India Nitish Kumar Reddy strike twice, while Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah had a wicket apiece.
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