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Rishabh Pant seemingly suffered an injury scare on the third day of the unofficial Test match between India A and South Africa A as he was forced to retire hurt. The India A captain was hit thrice in a span of 20 minutes. He continued to play after two blows but was unable to continue the third one. Pant stayed in the dressing room even as India lost a wicket. Pant suffered the first blow when a bouncer hit him on his helmet. He had to undergo the mandatory concussion test. He suffered the second blow when a ball hit him on his elbow. Pant suffered another blow soon and decided to walk off. Following Kuldeep Yadav's dismissal, the team management sent Harsh Dubey instead of the captain. He has joined Dhruv Jurel. Pant has made his return to the Test team and is confirmed to be part of the final XI in both games against South Africa. The Indian team management will hope that he is fit and available for the series. Rishabh Pant has been out of action since July Rishabh Pant has been out of action since the fourth Test against England, which took place in July. He suffered a fractured foot after being hit by a delivery from Chris Woakes. He did come out to bat again in the fixture but was ruled out of the fifth Test match. Dhruv Jurel replaced him in the playing XI. Jurel is part of the ongoing unofficial Test series as well. The right-handed batsman remained unbeaten on 132 off 175 balls in the first innings. He also slammed a century in the first unofficial Test match against Australia A. Jurel kicked off the home series against West Indies with a century in Lucknow and will hope to keep his place in the playing XI as a specialist batsman against South Africa. The two Tests will start on November 14 and 22. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
