Team India Wicketkeeper-Better and Deputy captain Rishabh Pant is uncertain for the two-match Test series against the West Indies at home. Dhruv Jurael, who scored a century in the initial informal test against Australia A in Lucknow, could emerge as the first choice wicketkeeper for the series.
Pant was hurt in the early day of the Old Trafford Test against England, when Chris Woakes made a reverse sweep. The left -handed batsman retired at 37 and was taken out of the ground in a golf cart. However, Southpow returned the next day to continue his innings.
Rishabh Pant scored 54 runs in 75 delivery with the help of three fours and two sixes. Jurall put stumps in the match. The vice-captain was excluded from the fifth and final test match.
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Rishabh Pant is unlikely to be selected for the West Indies series
Rishabh Pant recently returned to India and is now running comfortably after consulting a specialist in Mumbai. The left -handed batsman is set to continue rehabilitation at BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru.
According to a report by Revsportz, the pants are unlikely to be selected for the upcoming two-match test series against the West Indies, there is only a slim chance of recovery in time. The squad for India starting on 23 September will be nominated as a vs. Australia around India.
,Although he is allegedly running comfortably, it turns out that there is just one external chance to play two Tests against Caribbean, “the report read in the report.
Rishabh Pant in Engg Vs IND series among India’s top batting artists
Rishabh Pant was named Test Vice-Captain under Cupper Shubman Gill for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Red-Ball cricket.
The wicketkeeper-better scored 479 runs in seven innings on an average of 68.42, including two centuries and three half-centuries. Pants broke MS Dhoni’s record for most Test tons by Indian wicketkeeper.
However, the pants’ campaign was interrupted by injuries. The issue of a finger forced Dhruv Jurall to donate gloves in the Lord’s test. He suffered another injury during the fourth match.
Pant missed the fifth and final test at the Oval, where Narayan Jagadisin was drafted as a backup keeper. India defeated England by six runs and gave the series level.
Dhruv Jurlel impressed with his batting during informal tests vs. Australia A
Dhruv Juraral seized his opportunity in the first informal test against Australia A. He scored 140 runs off 197 balls with 13 fours and 4 sixes. Jurall added a 228 -run partnership for the fifth wicket with Devdutt Padikkal. In response to Australia A’s 532/6 announcement, India A declared 531/7.
It was Jurael’s second first -class century in 26 matches. He played his career-secretary 249 for Uttar Pradesh in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy. The right -handed batsman has maintained a strong form, which includes an average of 75.66 runs on the Tour of England of India, which has three half -centuries in four innings.
“I think he (Jural) can easily play as a batsman,” former India captain and head coach Ravi Shastri said in a video on the ICC social media last year.
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