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T eam India captain, Rohit Sharma opened up on wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s injury which he sustained during Day 2 of the first Test against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. With Pant missing Day 2 and Day 3’s play due to an injury sustained on his knee, forcing him to walk off the field.
The injury was encountered to the same knee where he got operated after suffering a horrific accident in December 2022. Although he did come out to bat and scored a crucial 99 runs in the second innings, helping India post 106-run lead, which the Kiwis successfully chased in 27.4 overs in the morning session of the fifth day of the first Test.
We just need to be extra careful: Rohit Sharma on Rishabh Pant’s injury
Speaking after the completion of the first Test in Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma opened up on Rishabh Pant’s injury. "He had a massive operation on his leg. It's just to be a little careful about where he is at and what he is to us. Even when he was batting, he was not comfortably running. He was trying to only put the ball in the stands," Rohit said in a post-match press conference.
"So, we just need to be extra careful because he has had a lot of minor surgeries, and one big surgery on his knee. He also went through trauma in the last one and a half years. So, when you are keeping, you have to bend your knee. The wicket being what it was, we thought it is the right thing to do for him to stay inside and then get 100% ready for the next one," he further explained.
The Indian skipper also hailed Pant for his crucial knock in the second innings which helped India cut down the chase and take a lead. Hailing his knock, Rohit said, “No one knows what goes in his mind, he decides what he wants to do and that is the kind of freedom, we want to give to him because he has produced performances with that kind of mindset.”
