Team India provided an update on Rishabh Pant on Sunday after the wicketkeeper-batter retired in the third and final session of Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
The left-handed batter was in a lot of discomfort after being hit on the hand by a bouncer.
However, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak played down the concerns, saying, Pant will be fit to bat on the second day of the Test.
Rishabh Pant walked off the field after being hit on his hand (ANI Pic Service)The incident happened on the first delivery of the 58th over.
Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara bowled a short delivery, and the left-handed batter went for a pull shot, only to glove it.
Team India provided an update on Rishabh Pant on Sunday after the wicketkeeper-batter retired in the third and final session of Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The left-handed batter was in a lot of discomfort after being hit on the hand by a bouncer. However, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak played down the concerns, saying, Pant will be fit to bat on the second day of the Test. Rishabh Pant walked off the field after being hit on his hand (ANI Pic Service)
The incident happened on the first delivery of the 58th over. Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara bowled a short delivery, and the left-handed batter went for a pull shot, only to glove it. The wicketkeeper-batter was in visible discomfort after the ball seemingly hit him on his wrist bone.
The physio then came charging out and applied an ice pack to prevent swelling. There was a lengthy delay, and once the umpire had a chat with the physio and Pant, the batter decided to walk off the field for further treatment. With Pant walking off, Ravindra Jadeja joined Devdutt Padikkal in the middle. Pant was batting on 3 off 15 balls when he eventually made his way back.
