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Jurel Hopes Injured Pant Will Return Behind Stumps
Rishabh Pant hurt his right shoulder while playing in a Test match against Sri Lanka.
The team’s physio was checking him closely.
Because Pant was in pain, Dhruv Jurel took over as wicketkeeper.
Jurel hoped Pant would be fit to keep wickets on the third day.
Before the injury interruption, Pant and Jurel scored 112 runs together.
Pant scored 63 runs in that partnership.
Jurel said Pant’s advice helps him improve his batting.
Jurel also scored a century, reaching a special milestone for Indian batters in Sri Lanka.
Rishabh Pant sustained pain in his right shoulder during the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Dhruv Jurel kept wickets after Pant was unable to continue because of the shoulder pain.
Jurel said the team physio was closely monitoring Pant and hoped he would play on day three.
Pant and Jurel shared a 112-run seventh-wicket partnership before Pant was dismissed for 63.
Jurel became the second Indian to score a Test century at No. 7 or lower in Sri Lanka, after Hardik Pandya.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel, India’s wicketkeeper-batters.
- What
- Pant sustained a right shoulder injury, while Jurel replaced him as wicketkeeper and scored a Test century.
- Where
- In the second Test against Sri Lanka.
- When
- During the second day of the second Test; Jurel hoped Pant would return on the third day.
- Why
- Jurel took over wicketkeeping because Pant was experiencing shoulder pain.
Key facts
- Injury
- Pant suffered pain in his right shoulder.
- Medical monitoring
- The team physio was closely monitoring Pant.
- Wicketkeeping replacement
- Jurel kept wickets after Pant’s injury.
- Partnership
- Pant and Jurel added 112 runs for the seventh wicket.
- Pant’s score
- Pant was dismissed for 63.
- Jurel’s milestone
- He became the second Indian to score a Test century at No. 7 or lower in Sri Lanka.
- Previous record holder
- Hardik Pandya was the first Indian named in the report to achieve that milestone.
Quotes
Dhruv Jurel
India wicketkeeper-batter who took over wicketkeeping duties during Pant’s injury
“He is a terrific player. What he has done for India, like in Australia and England... so whenever he is in [the playing XI], I only seek advice because he has played so much cricket and he's got experience. So I always ask him what I should do now, and it helped a lot.”
rediff.com
“He has a hit on his right shoulder, and the physio is monitoring him closely. I kept today because he had some pain in his shoulder. Hopefully, he will be fit tomorrow.”
rediff.com
Sources
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