Rishabh Pant grimaces in pain as he is being taken away after injury to his toe. Pant is ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England.
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Rishabh Pant has been advised six weeks’ rest because of a toe fracture, which essentially means he could be ruled out of the remainder of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
On Wednesday (July 23, 2025), Pant was hit on the foot while trying to reverse sweep a Chris Woakes’ yorker. The ball took an inside edge and ricocheted onto his front boot. Visibly in pain, Pant hobbled and called on the physio and had to be eventually taken off the pitch in a golf cart as his right foot, already swollen up, was bleeding profusely. The batter was later rushed to the hospital for scans, which revealed that there was a fracture on the toe.
The doctors have advised Pant to rest for six weeks, but with the team one man short in the playing XI, the Indian team management has asked the medical team for clarity on whether he can bat after taking a pain-killer, in case such a need arises.
Sources in the BCCI suggested that with Pant still requiring support to walk, it looks highly unlikely that he would be in a position to bat. “The medical team is assessing the situation and we will decide based on what they suggest,” the source said.
Even though India has Dhruv Jurel as the second wicketkeeper-batter, there’s a possibility that someone like Ishan Kishan could be called-up as a back-up option.
India is already struggling with a spate of injuries and with the series on the line, Pant’s injury comes as a massive blow.
In the absence of Pant, Jurel will be the keeper for the remainder of the fourth Test
Published – July 24, 2025 01:54 pm IST
