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"Sympathy merchant": Fans mock Rishabh Pant for citing foot injury in Woakes' retirement wish

Akshita Patel

Pant trolled for cheeky retirement tribute [Source: @1sInto2s, @JatinTweets_, @safarnamax/X.com]Pant trolled for cheeky retirement tribute [Source: @1sInto2s, @JatinTweets_, @safarnamax/X.com]

Rishabh Pant wished Chris Woakes a happy retirement with a cheeky social media message. However, the mention of his painful foot injury landed him in hot water.

Woakes, who played 62 Tests, 122 ODIs, and 33 T20Is for England, announced his international retirement earlier this week. He last played with a dislocated shoulder in the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India at The Oval.

However, after getting sidelined from the Ashes series, Woakes called it quits on his remarkable international career.

Rishabh Pant accused of gaining sympathy 

Meanwhile, Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant posted a cheeky message to pay tribute to Chris Woakes and wish him a happy retirement. He mentioned the Manchester Test, where a ball from Woakes fractured his foot and ruled him out of the series.

"Happy Retirement Woakesy. You have been amazing on the field. Lots of discipline, a big smile and always good vibes. Now you can finally give that bowling arm a rest and my foot too 😂 You definitely left a mark on me before retirement.😅 Wishing you a fantastic journey ahead🤗" Pant said in his X post.

However, the injury mentioned didn’t sit well with fans, as they accused Rishabh Pant of minting sympathy. Many believe that the wicketkeeper always publicises his injuries, be it his car accident or on-field blows, for public attention.

"Are pant bhai kitni baar My foot my foot karoge idhar 4 baar toh mera accident ho chuka me bhi nhi roya itna toh 😭🙏🏻" - @VISHALY6G

"Kabhi toh aapni Injury ke baare mein btaya Bina baat karle bhai" - @Meme_Canteen

"Bhai Kitni sympathy chahiye Tumhe" - @JatinTweets_

Fan tweets [Source: @VISHALY6G, @Meme_Canteen, @JatinTweets_/X.com]Fan tweets [Source: @VISHALY6G, @Meme_Canteen, @JatinTweets_/X.com]


"Theek hai pant bhai ab tak toh plaster kat hi gya hoga 😭🤣🤣 kab tak tooti tang ka rona royega bro...yaha Hardik pandya har dusre mahine injured hota rhta hai" - @iamanshuman_11

"sympathy merchant strikes again" - @safarnamax

Fan tweets [Source: @iamanshuman_11, @safarnamax/X.com]Fan tweets [Source: @iamanshuman_11, @safarnamax/X.com]


Pant fractured his right foot at the Manchester Test but still walked out to bat to help India save the Test. He scored 54 off 75 balls in the first innings, and India went on to draw the game with notable efforts from Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.

That being said, Rishabh Pant is still nursing his foot injury at the BCCI CoE. He is ruled out of the upcoming Test series against the West Indies but is expected to be up and running for the South Africa series scheduled in November.