Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Shoulder Injury Keeps Rishabh Pant Out of Wickets in Colombo
Rishabh Pant could not keep wickets for India because his right shoulder was hurting.
Dhruv Jurel took over the wicketkeeping during the third day.
Pant had also hurt his wrist while batting on the first day.
He returned later and scored 63 runs.
Pant and Jurel added 112 runs together.
Jurel then scored a century for India.
India had declared their innings at 503/9.
Sri Lanka were 112/3 in their first innings when the report was written.
Rishabh Pant missed wicketkeeping duties for India on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Dhruv Jurel kept wickets because Pant was experiencing pain from a right-shoulder injury.
Pant had earlier retired hurt while batting after injuring his wrist, but returned to score 63 runs.
Jurel scored a century and shared a 112-run seventh-wicket partnership with Pant.
Sri Lanka reached 112/3 after 27 overs, with Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis unbeaten at the crease.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel and the India and Sri Lanka cricket teams were involved.
- What
- Dhruv Jurel kept wickets instead of Rishabh Pant during the second Test.
- When
- On the third day of the second Test, after Pant missed wicketkeeping on Tuesday.
- Where
- Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Pant had pain from a right-shoulder injury, which was being monitored by the team physiotherapist.
- Match
- Second Test between India and Sri Lanka
- Wicketkeeper
- Dhruv Jurel replaced Rishabh Pant behind the stumps
- Pant's injury
- Pain in the right shoulder; he had earlier injured his wrist while batting
- Pant's score
- 63 runs from 89 deliveries, including six fours and two sixes
- Jurel's contribution
- A century and a 112-run seventh-wicket partnership with Pant
- India's total
- 503/9 declared
- Sri Lanka's score
- 112/3 after 27 overs, with Pasindu Sooriyabandara on 55 not out and Kamindu Mendis on 28 not out