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Rishabh Pant suffers a blow to his finger; throws his wicket away on the next ball vs SA-A

Abhinav Tyagi

Rishabh Pant injury - (Source:OneCricket/X.com)Rishabh Pant injury - (Source:OneCricket/X.com)

On Thursday, November 6, India A locked horns against South Africa A for the 2nd unofficial Test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. The match quickly gained attention because of the green-top surface. 

As expected, the batters struggled on this pitch, and India A lost four early wickets. Meanwhile, eyes were on Rishabh Pant, who walked to the bat when things looked tough. Pant started off comfortably with three fours and a six.

The southpaw was looking good ahead of the South Africa tour, but took a hit to his finger that left everyone worried. Notably, on the 1st ball of the 26th over, Pant was left stunned by a sharp delivery that hit him straight on his finger. The southpaw was attended by the physios and later continued to bat.

However, on the very next delivery, Pant threw his wicket away and handed a simple catch to Ackerman over mid-off. 

Pant to be handled with caution

The Indian management had their heart in their mouth when Pant was in pain as the southpaw is all set to make his India comeback with the South Africa series. Notably, the left-handed batter has not played a single match since the Manchester Test. 

For the concerned, there is nothing to worry about Pant's finger injury as the southpaw is well on track to make his India return with the two-match Test series against South Africa.

Pant's return poses a healthy headache for team India

In Pant's absence, Dhruv Jurel was the man behind the stumps, but now India face a happy headache. Further, Jurel is giving a tough competition to Pant as the right-handed batter scored a century in the ongoing unofficial Test and that too on a difficult pitch, where the rest of the players struggled to score runs.