As the fourth test of the five -match series England And India View, former head coach of India Ravi Shastri Has voice to strong concerns about Rishabh PantParticipation of Lords faced a finger injury during the first day of the third Test, the pants did not take wickets for the remaining match. Dhruv Jurall In his absence, the gloves were taken. While the Indian team management is allegedly eager to include pants in pants XI for significant testing in Manchester, Shastri believes that it will be foolish to risk until it is fully fit.
Why Ravi Shastri should not play Manchester Test Rishabh Pant
Shastri emphasized that the pants should not be selected for the Manchester Test until he fit perfectly to complete his primary roles – wicketkeeping and batting. He explained that allowing the pants to play only as a batsman may further increase his finger injury, especially during fielding without gloves, where the risk of effect is high. According to Shastri, gloves provide some protection, but if the Pant takes the ground without them and gives another blow, this situation may worsen. He clearly stated that a player cannot be selected to perform one of his two responsibilities.
“He will have to field, and if he does the field, it will be worse. With gloves, there is at least some protection. Without gloves, if he gets something that pierces him there, it will not be very good. It will not be very good. It will spoil the injury. He has to keep and bat. Shastri said on the ICC.
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The stellar form but the fitness key remains
The pants have been unprecedented throughout the series. He put history during history Opening test Only one test in Leeds became the second wicketkeeper to score for centuries in both innings – 134 in the first and 118 in the second. He followed it with 65 in the second Test and a well -built 74 in the third Test, which became the foundation stone of India’s batting lineup.
With 425 runs in three matches on an average of 70.83, the pants are currently the second largest run-scorer in the series. Despite being lagging behind 1-2 in the series, his performance has been important in keeping India competitive.