Rishabh Pant injury update: Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate gives positive update on the left-hander’s knee injury

New Delhi: Rishabh Pant who has become a vital cog of the national side missed a part of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru due to a knee injury. However, assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate is confident that the left-hander will be able to make a comeback in the 2nd test against New Zealand.

Although Pant is not 100% fit to make a comeback, the left-hander is doing everything possible in his hands to return to full fitness. Now, it looks like he is set to make a comeback in the 2nd test. The possibility of Dhruv Jurel donning the keeping gloves in place of Pant remains an option. But given the ball-striking ability of Pant, it is unlikely that Gambhir would want to rest his trump card from the test match at such a crucial time when WTC qualifications are on the line.

Indian squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar

Rohit Sharma’s verdict on Pant’s injury

It’s just to be a little careful about where he is at and what he is to us. Even when he was batting, he was not comfortably running. He was trying to only put the ball in the stands. But, again, with someone like him, we just need to be extra careful because he has had a lot of minor surgeries, one big surgery on his knee. And he went through a lot of trauma, to be honest, in the last one and a half years. So, it’s just about being extra careful….

When is the 2nd Test between India and New Zealand?

The 2nd Test between India and New Zealand is scheduled to start on the 24th of October and will conclude on the 28th of October.