Rishabh Pant’s passion for India hit only one more level, as cricket experts are now worried about how dangerous it can be to play with the latest injury in the ongoing fourth test against England at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.
The Indian wicketkeeper-Batter has faced a fracture in his right toe bone during the second session of playing on day 1, when he tried a reverse sweep against Chris Woakes, but bowled the ball in his leg. He was in clear pain, and swelling was immediate.
Rishabh Pant ignores doctors, is ready to bat again with a broken toe in Manchester
The pants were hurt 37 and were taken out of the ground on a medical cart. Later, the vice-captain of India was seen wearing a moon boot outside the Team Hotel in Manchester. But surprisingly, Pant returned to bat on day 2 and completed his fifty to help India make 358 runs on the board.
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Now in a difficult situation with India, the left -handed batsman is keen to bat in the second innings, despite that the medical team is against the risky step. As mentioned by Revsportz, doctors have advised Rishabh Pant to immediately get a plaster on their broken toe; He refused shocking.
In fact, the Indian star wants to bat again in the second innings of the Manchester Test with a broken toe against England, and that is why he denied the advice of medical experts, which would only make his injury worse. The medical staff took several X-rays to allegedly assess the injury.
Doctors advised plaster on the broken toe, but Rishabh Pant rejected it
BCZ he wants to play in the second innings
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Rishabh Pant requested to avoid batting in the second innings !!
The report states that the damage is serious, but the pant is adamant about continuing to play. Now, many people urge the Indian cricket team management not to sacrifice one of their caliber players for just one Test match, given how he returned after a deadly car accident in 2022.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant is set to remember the fifth and final test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy due to a toe fracture at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. Despite the injury, the pants showed great courage by scoring 54 runs off 75 balls with a painful injury.
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Dhruv Juril has handled wicketkeeping duties in the ongoing Manchester Test. Well, former England captain David Gover called the absence of pants a major setback and praised him for his elegant batting with other great left-hands like Brian Lara and Gary Sobers.
David Gover compared Rishabh Pant with legends like Gary Sobers and Brian Lara
David Gover was told by PTI, “We have always said that the left -handed people are the best. There is something about the left -handed batsmen that makes his style more beautiful than the right hand. I have seen many mythological left hands over the years, such as Gary Sobers, and of course, Bryan Lara, who was probably the best during my early days.”
In particular, India has given 500 runs in an innings for the first time in more than a decade outside Asia and West Indies. England now appears on the track to post a total of around 600 in its first innings against India in the fourth test in Manchester.
