India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt on the first day of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford after sustaining a foot injury. Pant was injured in the 69th over while batting. He attempted a reverse sweep against England pacer Chris Woakes. The ball took an inside edge and struck his front boot. Pant called for the physio and received treatment on the field. Pant showed signs of pain with visible swelling on his right foot. He was unable to stand on his own and was taken off the field in a mini-car for medical treatment. Ravindra Jadeja came out to bat in his place. Pant was batting on 37 runs from 48 balls when he was stretchered off.
Pant had also suffered a finger injury while keeping during the third Test at Lord’s. In that match, Dhruv Jurel took over wicketkeeping duties in the first innings, though Pant came out to bat later.
Before the injury, Pant had looked in good form and played aggressively as he and Sai Sudharsan helped India recover from early setbacks. The team had slipped to 140 for 3 in the second session before the pair took the total past 210. Earlier in the day, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a solid start with a 94-run opening stand after England chose to field.
Pant reached a major milestone. He became the first visiting wicketkeeper to score 1,000 Test runs in England. The 27-year-old also became the sixth Indian overall to achieve the feat.
