ENG vs IND: Rishabh Pant to keep wickets in Manchester test? Indian vice-captain begins wicket-keeping training with tapped fingers

Rishabh Pant did not keep the stumps after getting hit on his left hand in the previous test at Lord’s.

The Indian Cricket Team are preparing for the fourth test against the England Cricket Team. The encounter will start on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Notably, Rishabh Pant is doubtful to keep the stumps in the match.

This is because he sustained a finger injury on day one of the third test at Lord’s as he tried to stop the ball from Jasprit Bumrah. As a result, Dhruv Jurel replaced him as the wicket-keeper in the match.

Jurel kept the stumps for India in both innings, and Pant only played as a batter. Recently, there were reports that Jurel will be added to the playing XI in the Manchester test and will keep the stumps with Pant being the specialist batter.

Rishabh Pant starts his keeping practice ahead of Manchester test

On Monday, Pant commenced his wicket-keeping practice ahead of the Manchester test. Some photos and videos of him doing keeping practice from training sessions went viral on social media. Have a look at the video below.

Meanwhile, the left-handed batsman has shown a wonderful form in the series. Pant is the second-highest run-scorer in the series after Shubman Gill (607). At an average of 70.83, he has mustered 425 runs in six innings. The India test vice-captain has hammered two centuries and two half-centuries across three games.

In the first test at Headingley, Pant smacked centuries in both innings to become the first Indian batsman to score twin centuries in a test match in England. He also broke MS Dhoni’s record to become the Indian wicket-keeper with the most test centuries.

Ahead of the fourth test, India have faced a few injuries in their squad. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the last two games due to a knee injury. Pacer Arshdeep Singh has been ruled out of the fourth test, while Akash Deep is doubtful because of a groin strain.

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