India captain Rohit Sharma gave an explanation for why Rishabh Pant did not play on the fifth day of the Bengaluru Test match. At the news conference held after the game, Rohit stated that the wicketkeeper batter had experienced a great deal of trauma over the previous 18 months and that, given his talent, India will give him special attention.
Rishabh Pant reacts to loss in 1st Test
The star wicket-keeper batter posted a video from his official 'X' account formerly known as Twitter. He also captioned the post explaining how this game of cricket tests your limit and throws you down.
"This game will test your limits, knock you down, lift you up and throw you back again. But those who love it rise stronger every time. Thanks to the amazing Bengaluru crowd for the love, support and cheers. We will be back stronger," Rishabh Pant captioned the post he shared on 'X'
Rohit Sharma on Rishabh Pant
On the fourth day of the first Test, Pant batted well, enabling India to totally erase their deficit over New Zealand. Despite suffering a knee injury on the second day of the Test match, Pant managed to score 99 runs. Pant had to be helped off the field after being struck by a ball on his knee while keeping wicket. Though Pant did not play all of Day 3, he surprised everyone by opening the innings with Sarfaraz Khan.
As per Rohit Sharma, Pant appeared uncomfortable during India's second-inning and attempted to smash the balls into the stands. Sharma continued by saying that India believed it would be best for the keeper to take a break and be fully recovered for the Pune Test match.
"He has had a massive operation on his knee. We need to be a little careful about you know, where he's at and what he is to us. Even when he was batting, he was not comfortably running. You know, 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's had a lot of minor surgeries, and one big surgery on his knee," Rohit Sharma said about Pant's injury.
"Rishabh Pant has gone through a lot of trauma, to be honest in the last 1.5 years. So it's just about being extra careful with him. So, you know, when you're keeping, you have to bend every ball with your knee going down, and the wicket being what it was, we thought it was the right thing to do for him to stay inside and then get 100% ready for the next one," he had further added.
