Bad news for Team India, star player gets hurt on first of practice in England
India arrives in England for the World Test Championship! A five-match Test series against England is on the horizon. The series starts June 20th, but the team is already practicing. Early preparations are underway.
After a day of rest, the team engaged in light fitness drills at Lord's. Skill practice commenced on June 8th in Beckenham, a town near London. The team will spend approximately 10 days honing their skills here.
An unpleasant incident happened on the first day of practice. Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant got hurt in his hand. He got injured while he was batting, with a ball striking his left hand near the elbow.
How badly this injury will affect him is not known yet. It is believed that the injury happened during batting practice after a player was struck by a throwdown speacilist. It was clear that Pant was in discomfort and quick ice treatment made him decide to leave the nets.
Before he was injured, there was a sign that Pant's batting was off as he kept getting out. The moment they arrived, team members put ice on the injury site and put a bandage on it. Pant did not give up playing because of the injury.
Rishabh Pant has played 9 Test matches in England, where he has amassed a total of 556 runs at an average of 32.70 with help of two centuries.
Team India arrived in England nearly two weeks before the start of the Test series on June 20th and is currently practicing in Beckenham, near London. This practice camp is approximately ten days long, but the team received worrying news on the very first day.
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