Pant had earlier walked off on Day 2 after getting a knock on his knee.
In a big boost for the Indian side, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was spotted doing batting practice on Day 3 of the ongoing IND vs NZ Test.
Notably, Pant had walked off the field on the previous day after getting a knock on his knee and the BCCI also announced that he will not keep wickets on Day 3. Incidentally, he got hit on the same knee he had undergone a surgery following his horrific car accident.
With anticipation surrounding Pant’s fitness, the dynamic left-hander ended all speculations when he was spotted batting during the Tea break earlier today.
Not just that, Pant looked comfortable with the bat in his hand and much to the delight of the crowd at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, he also hit a few sixes towards them.
In Rishabh Pant’s absence, Dhruv Jurel took up the wickekeeping responsibilties.
Check the video of Pant’s batting practice below.
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Speaking about the match, the Indian team scripted a stellar comeback following their horror batting show in the first innings where they ended up registering their lowest ever total in Tests at home (46 all out).
Although the Kiwis managed to capitalise after India’s first innings, scoring 402 and taking a 356 runs lead, by the end of Day 3, the Indian batters had reduced it to 125 runs.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a solid start to the second innings with a 72-run stand.
However, after both the openers departed, it was the duo of Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan who scripted a gamechanging 136 runs and put India back into the contest.
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