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India Today
3 hours ago
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- India Today
English pundits pray for blockbuster Rishabh Pant's return in Manchester Test
English pundits Nasser Hussain and Stuart Broad want a speedy return of Rishabh Pant in the Manchester Test match. Pant, who was carried out of the field in an ambulance on Wednesday, is suspected to have broken his right toe. Pant's injury occurred in the 68th over after his attempted reverse sweep had the ball take the under-edge of the bat and hit just above his right looked in excruciating pain and could not even put any weight on his right foot. The wicketkeeper-batter was taken to the medical centre, where he will be awaiting results of his scans on Wednesday, July ENG vs IND, 4th Test: Day 1 Updates English pundits on Sky Sports — Nasser Hussain and Stuart Broad — hoped that it was only a bad bruise for Pant and that the batter would return to play on Thursday, Day 2 of the Test match.'It has been India's day – except for the injury to Pant. That is a big blow and it will be interesting what we hear overnight about that. Hopefully he is okay. This game needs Pant and the series has been blessed by having him in it," Hussain said on Sky Sports at the end of the day's play."Both sets of fans cheered him today when he came out to bat," he further had batted exceptionally well in the second session of the match on Wednesday. The vice-captain came into the crease after Shubman Gill's dismissal in Manchester and had to navigate a tough phase of play. He added 72 runs with Sai Sudharsan in the second and third sessions, before being forced to leave the his stay, Pant took on the England seamers, playing some magnificent shots throughout the day. Stuart Broad reflected on the same and hoped that the medical staff are able to patch Pant up before Day 2 of the 4th Test."Pant has been wonderful to watch and commentate on. He's wonderful for world cricket, and we hope he recovers. The medical staff will be icing that swelling all night, and hopefully it's just a bruise and he can come out to bat," Broad Nasser and Broad were optimistic, former England cricketer Mike Atherton remained concerned about the player's injury. Atherton believed that Pant was unlikely to return back in this Test is not the first injury that Rishabh Pant has copped in the series. The keeper-batter was hit on his finger on Day 1 of the Lord's Test match, which forced him out of the keeping duties in the previous game. It was expected that Pant would play as a specialist batter in the 4th Test, but ended up making a speedy recovery in the 8-day the moment, it seems that Pant will be ruled out of the Test match, which means that Dhruv Jurel will once again be taking up the wicketkeeping gloves in this Test series.- EndsTune InMust Watch
India Today
5 hours ago
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- India Today
Manchester Test: Rishabh Pant suffers foot injury, carried off on a golf cart
India endured a significant setback on the opening day of the fourth Test at Manchester as Rishabh Pant was forced off the field after sustaining a painful blow to his right foot. The incident occurred late in the final session on Wednesday, July 23, when Chris Woakes delivered a sharp yorker that beat Pant's attempted no-look sweep and struck him flush on the foot, just below the ENG vs IND, 4th Test: Day 1 Live UpdatesPant was visibly in distress immediately after the impact. The physios rushed in, and after a brief assessment on the field, he was taken off via a cabby ambulance for further treatment. Broadcast visuals revealed swelling and even a small cut near the affected area, raising concerns about the extent of the damage. The Indian team management is expected to have the injury thoroughly assessed to determine his availability for the remainder of the match. This incident marks an unfortunate trend for Pant, who had also picked up an injury during the first day of the previous Test at Lord's. While keeping wickets, he sustained a finger injury that ruled him out of continuing behind the stumps. Despite that setback, he came out to bat later in the match and played a key role in extending the contest to the final Pant is driven off the field of play after suffering some severe swelling on his right foot and Ravindra Jadeja walks out to the middle... Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 23, 2025India will be hoping for something similar this time around, but the situation is far from ideal. Pant's injury compounds an already growing list of absentees in the Indian squad. Both Nitish Reddy and Akash Deep, who featured in the previous Test, are already missing due to injury, and Pant's potential unavailability further limits India's options, especially in a game where batting depth is Promising Start UndoneIndia had made a promising start earlier in the day, with half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan pushing them past the 200-run mark. However, the side has struggled to stitch together a lasting partnership in the middle order, and Pant was expected to anchor the innings with his counter-attacking during his knock, also etched his name into the record books by becoming the leading run-scorer among non-English wicketkeepers in Test matches played in the series hanging in the balance and England leading 2-1, the timing of Pant's injury could not have been worse. India now face an uphill task with an increasingly depleted lineup, making the road ahead that much more challenging.- EndsTune InMust Watch
India Today
7 hours ago
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- India Today
ENG vs IND: Shubman Gill booed by English crowd in Manchester after Lord's bust up
India captain Shubman Gill was booed by the English crowd following his dismissal on Day 1 of the fourth Test against England. Gill had a brainfade moment as he got dismissed for the first time against Ben Stokes in his international career. He walked to the crease in the second session following the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal and joined Sai Sudharsan at the India skipper was determined to have a big score against his name, following his twin failures in the third Test at Lord's. However, Gill got dismissed in the most bizarre manner possible as he left a delivery from Stokes coming into him from over the wicket and got hit on his vs IND, 4th Test Updates As soon as the India captain made the error in judgment, the entire England team went up for an appeal, pleading with umpire Rod Tucker to raise his finger, who took some time to make his decision. As a result, Gill had to depart for 12 (23) and was also given a hostile send-off by the England crowd, who booed him on his way back to the captainAnd Ben Stokes comes out on top! 140-3 England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 23, 2025Hence, his poor run continued since Player of the Match performance in the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Earlier, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal got India off to a terrific start as they added 94 runs for the first wicket after India were put in to bat first by was dismissed on 46 (98) by Chris Woakes as England tasted first success after a wicket-less first session. Jaiswal went on to score his 12th Test half century as he applied himself at the crease. He got dismissed for 58 (107), edging Liam Dawson to Harry Brook at first slip. India went into tea on 149/3 with Rishabh Pant (3*) and Sai Sudharsan (26*) at the crease.- EndsTune InMust Watch
Time of India
7 hours ago
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- Time of India
Watch: Before coming on to bat, Sai Sudharsan leaves fans confused with preparations
Sai Sudharsan hits out during Day One of the 4th Test at Emirates Old Trafford (Photo by) Several questions were raised when No 3 batter Karun Nair was replaced by Sai Sudharsan in the playing XI for the crucial 4th Test at Manchester in Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif slammed captain Shubman Gill for not siding with Nair and showing trust in the 33-year-old. IND vs ENG 4th Test Live Score While Sudharsan's inclusion itself made headlines, the batter perplexed fans before coming on to bat. Viral videos on social media show the 23-year-old putting all his concentration to reading a book in the dugout. Sudharsan also called on the help of all-rounder Washington Sundar as he handed over the book to the latter. He was quickly called on to bat in the 2nd session after the wicket of KL Rahul, who walked back after a solid start, racking up 46 from 98 balls. He joined Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease before he was dismissed by Liam Dawson - the spinner brought in for the injured Shoaib Bashir. Captain Shubman Gill too lost his wicket to an LBW to England skipper Ben Stokes. His 12 runs from 23 balls meant that the pressure of carrying India's total to a significant number fell on Sudharsan and vice-captain Rishabh Pant. At tea, India were 149/3, as Sudharsan stood on 26 runs from 77 balls. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo Anshul Kamboj Joins India Nets After Nitish's Injury | Debut Incoming at Manchester? Earlier in the series, Sudharsan had gone viral for his monk-like focus as he hovered the Dukes ball in front of himself and stared right at it. Poll Do you agree with the decision to replace Karun Nair with Sai Sudharsan in the playing XI? Yes, it was the right move No, Nair should have played Debutant Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur are the changes in the bowling line-up. Ahead of the game, both sides made it clear that they had no plans of backing down when it comes to aggression. India skipper Gill argued that England were the reason for tensions to spill over, while the English contingent remained firm on their stand that they do not plan to lay back and let India dictate play. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
India Today
9 hours ago
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- India Today
Karun out, Anshul in: The curious case of December 6 linked to Manchester Test
India batter Karun Nair was finally dropped from the playing XI for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester after enduring poor form in the first three games of the series. While it was heartbreak for Nair in Manchester, 24-year-old Anshul Kamboj was over the moon having earned his India duo, despite having contrasting fates, were united by one common factor — their month and day of birth. Both Nair and Kamboj were co-incidentally born on December 6. Apart from them, there were two more Indian players born on December 6, who were part of the playing XI, namely Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit vs IND, 4th Test Updates Hence, only Nair was the unfortunate one to miss out on selection from the December 6 club for the fourth Test. There are two more India players, who were born on December 6 and went on to play for the country at the highest level: Shreyas Iyer and RP around the world, two more big international stars were also born on December 6, namely England's Andrew Flintoff and New Zealand's Glenn Phillips. Meanwhile, coming back to India's fourth Test against England, Sai Sudharsan replaced Nair in the playing the three matches so far, Nair scored 131 runs at an average of 21.83 with a highest score of 40. Batting at number three in the last two Tests, he registered scores of 31, 26 and 40 but failed to convert it into big scores. Apart from that, there was one more change in the Indian playing XI as Shardul Thakur was brought into the playing XI in place of injured Nitish Kumar Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed SirajEngland Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer- EndsMust Watch
