Indian team assistant coach Ryan Ten Doshate has given a big update about the fitness of wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Ryan indicated that Pant may bat in the fourth Test in Manchester, but it seems difficult to get wicketkeeping.
Let me tell you that Pant is recovering from a finger injury at this time. During the third Test played at Lord’s, Pant was injured on the first day to catch Bumrah’s ball. After which he was replaced by Dhruv Juril wicketkeeping. However, Pant did batting and scored 74 and 9 runs respectively in both innings.
India has to match the series, due to which the fourth Test is going to be very important for Team India. Ryan Ten Doshate, while facing the media, said that Pant did batting, but the team management is cautious about his finger injury.
Ryan Ten Doshate said that, he would bat in Manchester before Test. I do not think whatever you do, you would like to keep Pant out of the test. In the third Test, he batted with great pain and now his finger is getting relief.
He also said that the wicketkeeping reform is the last part of the process. We have to make sure that the pant keeps. We do not want to replace the wicketkeeper in the middle of the innings again. Today Pant rested. He is trying his best to recover. It is expected that he gets fit by the Manchester Test. If he is fit, he will definitely play the next test.
#WATCH | Beckenham, UK: On Rishabh Pant, Team India’s Assistant Coach, Ryan ten Doeschate says, “He will bat in Manchester…He batted with quite a lot of pain in the third Test, and it’s only going to get easier and easier on his finger. Keeping is obviously the last part of the… pic.twitter.com/E5eRmwmnsu
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