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Rishabh Pant’s shoulder damage causes bruising, restricts motion. Morne Morkel offers replace, hopes for Pant’s return for India vs Sri Lanka Check.
Rishabh Pant celebrates his half-century in opposition to Sri Lanka (Image credit score: AP)
India’s tempo bowling coach Morne Morkel has reiterated that Rishabh Pant’s shoulder damage has led to unhealthy bruising within the space, including that he was restricted in his motion on the morning of Day 3 of the second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka and therefore didn’t take the sphere.
Pant didn’t preserve wickets for the entire of the third day in Colombo, as Dhruv Jurel donned the massive gloves.
Pant was sitting within the dressing room with a strapped hand, as he had copped a blow on his shoulder whereas batting on the second day.
“Rishabh, clearly, acquired hit on the shoulder. I believe that was mentioned final night time, as he’s fairly badly bruised. I believe he was just a bit bit restricted in his motion this morning when he tried to heat up,” Morkel mentioned whereas talking to the media.
“I believe we’ll carry on monitoring him now in a single day and, hopefully, he can be behind the stumps for us tomorrow. I believe it’s essential to have him there; his studying of the sport is phenomenal,” Morkel added.
The India coach mentioned that Kuldeep Yadav would have been within the combine for choice had he not contracted a viral fever forward of the second Check.
“No, that’s (choice) not my name. I believe he was requested to fill sure roles for the primary Check, which was form of a troublesome Check. However for me, I reckon his title would have been within the combine for the digital choice,” Morkel mentioned.
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday mentioned that Kuldeep wasn’t thought of for choice for the Colombo Check as a result of he was carrying a viral fever from Galle.
“The secret’s to seek out that breakthrough. For us, it’s nearly carry on asking questions, carry on rolling your finest ball and bowl effectively in partnerships. We’re fairly fortunate that we’ve 500 on the board,” Morkel mentioned.
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Ask News18Rishabh Pant’s shoulder damage has prompted unhealthy bruising and restricted his motion, making his participation in future matches unsure. Whereas he was unable to maintain wickets on Day 3 of the second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka, the group is monitoring him in a single day with hopes he’ll return for Day 4.
Ask News18August 25, 2026, 19:30 IST
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