BCCI has included Dhruv Jurel in the ODI team against New Zealand as a replacement for Rishabh Pant. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI is being played today at BCA Stadium in Vadodara, Pant had practiced for about an hour on Saturday. But suddenly he felt pain, after which he had to leave the practice and return.

BCCI said in its statement, “Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant suddenly felt pain in his lower right abdomen while batting in the nets during India’s practice session at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Saturday afternoon.”

BCCE further said, “He was immediately taken for an MRI scan and the BCCI medical team discussed his clinical and radiological reports in detail with an expert. Pant has been diagnosed with a side strain (oblique muscle tear) and hence has been ruled out of the ODI series. The men’s selection committee has included Dhruv Jurel in the squad in place of Pant, and Jurel has joined the team.”

Why Dhruv Jurel is a better replacement

Jurel is the best replacement for Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper batsman has had a stellar performance in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring more than 500 runs in 7 matches. He had scored 123 runs in the last match against Bengal. Dhruv Jurel, playing for Uttar Pradesh, played an unbeaten inning of 160 runs against Baroda. Apart from these, he has scored half-centuries in 4 innings. Jurel, who is in excellent form, has been included in the national team as a replacement.

India’s updated squad

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper).

Rishabh pant replacement in fifth test: Rishabh Pant, the vice -captain of the Indian Test team, is out of the fifth Test. Narayan Jagadisin has been included in the Indian squad in place of Pant. During the Manchester Test, Rishabh Pant suffered a thumb injury to his toe, due to which he had to go to retired hurt in the middle match. The last match of the series between India and England is now the last match, for which Narayan Jagadisin has been taken in the squad.

Who is Narayan Jagadisin?

Narayan Jagadisin has become a replacement of Rishabh Pant in the India-England series. Jagadisin has played 52 first class matches, of which this player has scored 3,373 runs at an average of 47.50. Narayan has also scored 10 centuries and 14 half -centuries in first class cricket. When Rishabh Pant is out of the last Test match, this player can get a chance in the playing XI of the fifth Test.

India has options for playing XI

After the injury of Rishabh Pant, India’s playing XI is going to be affected. After Pant’s retired hurt, Dhruv Jurael came to do wicketkeeping in his fourth Test. But Jurael did not have permission to bat. According to the new ICC rules, if the batsman has a head injury, then only a batsman can be replaced. At the same time, Pant’s toe was hurt, so Jurael did not come to bat.

After Rishabh Pant’s injury, Dhruv Jurlel may be involved in India’s playing XI. At the same time, Team India also has Narayan Jagadisin as an alternative. If Jagadisin gets a chance, then he can make a debut for India in the fifth Test against England.

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India vs England remained the second day of the fourth Test in the name of Rishabh Pant’s couple, he came inside the ground, playing a half -century innings and won the hearts of the fans. However, he was not able to take single single, because he had a fracture in his right leg finger. A day earlier, Chris Woakes’ ball was on his leg, after which blood came out and swollen. After this, the vice -captain went out of the ground and Dhruv Juril took the wicket keeping. Of course Pant scored 54 runs, but he had scored 37 runs before the injury. According to the rules under consideration of ICC, another player can get a chance in playing 11 instead of Pant.

On the first day of the fourth Test, 27 -year -old Rishabh Pant hit the right leg, he took off the shoe and blood was coming out from there. Swelling also came in a while, after which he had to go out of the field. Dhruv Juril took the wicket -keeping, on the second day Cricbuj confirmed that Pant had a fracture in his foot finger.

BCCI issued an official update on this saying, “After the right leg injury on the first day of the Manchester Test, Rishabh Pant will not be able to do wicketkeeping in the rest of the match. Dhruv Jurlel will play the role of wicketkeeper. Despite his injury, Rishabh Pant has joined the team on the second day and will be available for batting according to the team’s needs.”

The rule under consideration of ICC, can anyone bat in place of Rishabh Pant?

If the ICC implemented a rule under consideration in Test cricket, then things can be very different for Team India. Last month, the World Cricket Body changed the rules of the game. An important announcement was made in which the ICC asked the other board about the option of injury in the first class for the next 6 months from October 2025. This statement said that the player gets a serious injury on the playground at any time after the match starts, then the remaining match may include another player in playing 11. But the playing role of the replacement player should be the same as the player who is out. That is, instead of the batsman, only the bowler will be able to join the playing 11 instead of the batsman and the bowler.

Currently, only conversion replacement is allowed. If a player has a head injury, then another player may be included in the playing 11. For example, if Pant’s head was hurt, Dhruv could join Jurlel playing 11 and bat his place, now he can only keep wickets by becoming a substitute player.

Fracture has been confirmed in Rishabh Pant’s finger. According to the report of the cricbing, it will take 2 months to recover. This means that Pant is out of the ongoing Test series against England. He was hurt in the right foot finger on the first day of the fourth Test being played in Manchester, after which he was taken out of the ground by an ambulance. He had a scan.

Rishabh Pant was injured on the first day of the fourth Test. Pant’s right foot shoes, who were trying to play the reverse sweep in the 68th over poured by Chris Woakes, came straight into the shoe. After this, he was in a lot of pain, his blood was also coming and swelling was also coming. After this, he was taken out of the ground by ambulance. Because Pant was not able to walk.

What came in Rishabh Pant’s scan report?

A source associated with BCCI told the Indian Express, “The fracture has been confirmed in the scan report. He will stay away from the ground for six weeks. The medical team is trying to see if he can come to bat again with painkillers. However, they still need to support and their chances of batting are very less visible.”

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Who is the replacement of Rishabh Pant?

The report of the Indian Express said that Ishaan Kishan can be included in the squad instead of Rishabh Pant for the fifth Test. The fifth Test will be played in ‘The Oval’ between 31 July and 4 August.

Fourth Test for India like ‘Do or Die’

The fourth Test is being played between India and England at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground. After winning the toss, Ben Stokes decided to bowl first. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul shared a 94 -run partnership for the first wicket. Rahul was dismissed by Chris Woakes by scoring 46 runs, after which Jaiswal completed his half -century and then was caught out on the ball of Liam Dawson on a score of 58 runs.

Captain Shubman Gill became a victim of Ben Stokes by scoring 12 runs, after which India suffered a major setback when Rishabh Pant’s right leg was hurt. He had to go out after retiring hurt, after which Sai Sudarshan hit the first half -century of his Test career. He was dismissed by Ben Stokes by scoring 61 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, India have scored 264 runs losing 4 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja (16) and Shardul Thakur (16) will carry forward the Indian innings today.