Pant Bats but Doesn't Keep Wicket for India at Lord's because of Injured Finger
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 10 – Nitish Kumar Reddy took two wickets in his first over, joining Irfan Pathan as the only Indian fast bowlers to achieve this in Tests since 2002, while Dhruv Jurel replaced injured Rishabh Pant.
- On July 10, 2025, in the opening day’s play of the third Test match held at Lord’s, Rishabh Pant sustained a finger injury while performing his wicketkeeping duties for India against England.
- Pant's injury occurred in the 34th over when he attempted to collect a ball from Jasprit Bumrah and was forced to temporarily leave the field for treatment.
- Despite visible discomfort and medical attention including pain relief spray and taping, Pant continued batting but relinquished wicketkeeping duties to substitute Dhruv Jurel.
- Pant, a key middle-order batsman with 342 runs scored so far and two hundreds in the series, was treated cautiously as the BCCI medical team awaited updates on his injury.
- Pant's injury raised concern for India in the tightly contested series, tied 1-1, suggesting potential impacts on team strategy and on-field roles as the Test progressed.
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Rishabh Pant not playing on Day 2 of England-India test because of injured finger
India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant didn’t take the field for Day 2 of the third test against England at Lord’s as he recovers from being hit on the index finger on his left hand. The tourists say in a short statement…
IND vs ENG 3rd Test: The third test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England started at Lord's on July 10. During the match, Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant got injured, after which Dhruv Jurel took charge behind the wicket in his place. Now BCCI has given a statement regarding Pant's injury.
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