Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and young batsman Shubman Gill will both be available for the second Test against New Zealand. Pant suffered a knee injury on the second day of the first Test. Gill was complaining of stiffness in his neck. He did not play in the first Test.
Rishabh is absolutely fine, India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doschet said on Tuesday. I think Rohit (Sharma) talked about it the other day. He was having some difficulty in knee movement. But, hopefully he will be fit to play in the Pune Test.
Pant suffered an injury to the same knee that underwent surgery Pant suffered a knee injury on the second day of the first Test of the series in Bengaluru, after which he left the field. This was followed by Dhruv Jurrell keeping. Although Pant did not play due to injury, he came in to bat in India's second innings. He played an innings of 99 runs. After a car accident, Pant injured the same knee that underwent surgery.
Pant's performance in the second innings of the first Test
Gill did not play in the first Test On Gill's fitness, Douchet said Gill batted in the nets in Bengaluru last week. He is struggling a bit, but I think he will be available for the second Test.
Gill was ruled out of the Bengaluru Test due to a stiff neck.
Rohit gave an update on Pant's injury after the first Test After the Bengaluru Test, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said about Pant's injury that he has undergone a major surgery on his knee. It is important that we pay some attention to where it is and what it means to us. He did not run freely when he was batting. When you are keeping, you have to go up and down with your knees on each ball. We felt it would be better for him to rest and be 100 per cent fit for the next match.
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