He was last seen batting phenomenally during England Test series.
Rishabh Pant has been the talk of the town even before India drew the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England. The wicketkeeper-batter was taken off the field in an ambulance after fracturing his right foot during the Manchester Test. Despite excruciating pain, Pant came out to bat with his broken foot. Earlier at Lord’s in the third Test, he had injured his finger. Whilst he still batted in both Tests, the wicketkeeping duties were taken care of by Dhruv Jurel.
As per the latest update, Rishabh Pant is currently in Mumbai to assess the timeline and finer details of his recovery. The wicketkeeper-batter is expected to return soon to the National Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru to continue his rehab. However, his foot remains strapped, indicating that he is still away from full fitness.
Pant was in tremendous batting form in England, scoring two centuries in two innings in Leeds, followed by half-centuries. However, injuries ruled him out of the last Test at The Oval. Despite playing one match less, Pant was India’s fourth-highest run-getter in the series, with 479 runs coming at a striking rate of 77.63.
The 27-year-old’s return for the West Indies Test series at home in October seems unlikely. But he could make a fairytale return when India tours Australia later this year.
Meanwhile, the T20I contingent will participate in the Asia Cup 2025. Pant is excluded from the squad. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side with Shubman Gill as his deputy. India’s campaign will begin on September 10 against the hosts, the UAE.
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It’s only been a year since Pant’s comeback in the Indian team after he survived a near-fatal freak car accident. He missed the entirety of IPL 2023 and was seen using crutches to walk.
The past couple of months haven’t been kind to the youngster, but he has been fighting his existential thoughts with a positive approach. Pant has been quite vocal about his troubles and often shared updates on his social media handle, while he hopes for a sooner comeback to cricket.
One of Pant’s latest posts read, “Just wanna tell you one thing which I understand is it doesn’t matter how much pain you endured in the past, if you get hurt again it pains the same for sure, just the threshold goes up and you know the process to keep pushing yourself. So being positive is massive, motivating yourself works a lot. Keep trusting yourself and keep working in the direction you wanna take your life because what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger eventually (sic).”
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