Rishabh Pant Injured Again Against South Africa: India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was returning after injury in the Test series against South Africa. But Pant got injured once again while playing an unofficial test match against South Africa A. Pant went out of the field after getting injured on the third day of the second unofficial Test. Let us tell you that Team India has to play the first test match against South Africa from 14th November.

Rishabh Pant injured once again

An unofficial test match is being played between India A and South Africa A at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. After batting on the third day of the match, Pant was hit thrice by Tshepo Moreki’s ball. The ball of this South African bowler also hit Pant’s helmet. Rishabh Pant had to retire hurt as the ball hit his body three times. Pant wanted to bat during the match, but coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar and physio asked Pant to retire.

Will Pant play against South Africa?

Rishabh Pant was injured by Chris Woakes in the fourth test played against England in Manchester. Pant’s toe was fractured. After recovering from this injury, after about 3.5 months, Pant is part of the Test series played against South Africa. There is still time for the series against India-South Africa, till then Pant can take a break and join Team India. Whereas in the first test against South Africa, India’s playing eleven will be revealed during the match itself.

• First Test- 14-18 November, Kolkata
• Second Test- 22-26 November, Guwahati

India’s squad for test series

Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper and vice-captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Akashdeep.

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Rishabh pant in bengaluru: During the fourth Test match played between India and England in Manchester, Rishabh Pant suffered a straight toe injury, after which information about fracture in his leg came to Samani. There has been a big update before the Asia Cup 2025. Pant has returned to India and will soon reach the Center of Excellence of Bangalore.

Rishabh Pant returns to India

Rishabh Pant is not a part of India’s Asia Cup team nor is he going to join the Asia Cup in any way. Pant can now appear in the Test series against the West Indies on the field next time, which will be played in India in the month of October. If Rishabh Pant is not able to return to Team India till this series, then he can become a part of the Indian squad on the tour of Australia. Team India has to play ODI and T20 series against Australia in October-November.

Rishabh Pant has also talked with medical experts in Mumbai. Pant went to the doctor to get his leg tested directly from England. According to reports, Pant’s leg is still hurt.

Fracture in Rishabh Pant’s leg

India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was injured by Chris Woakes during the fourth Test against England, after which he had to return retired on a score of 37. But when Team India needed Pant, then he again landed on the field to bat again. Pant played a half -century innings of 54 runs while suffering a lot of pain even after a leg injury. Those runs of Pant played an important role in getting the match draw for Team India.

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Rishabh pant historic inning: India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant played a historic innings on the Manchester ground. On the first day of the fourth Test against England, Pant suffered a toe injury, due to which retired hurt. On the second day of the match, Pant once again batted, then he broke a historic record of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pant has become India’s highest half -century wicketkeeper batsman in a series.

Rishabh Pant broke MS Dhoni’s record

Rishabh Pant scored a brilliant half -century of 54 runs in 75 balls in the first innings of the Manchester Test. Pant put this fifth fifty in this series against England. With this, Pant became the wicketkeeper batsman to score the most half -century in a series. Earlier, this record was in the name of India’s legendary player Farooq Engineer and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

• Former India veteran Farooq Engineer had put four fifty in the same series against England in 1972-73.
• Former captain and cricketer of the Indian team MS Dhoni has done this feat twice. Dhoni first scored four half-centuries against Australia in 2008-09. At the same time, in 2014, four fifty against England in 2014.
• Now Rishabh Pant, vice -captain of India’s Test team, has put five fifty till the first innings of the fourth Test in this series. Now Pant has three innings left in this series. Pant can make his record better.

Pant’s thumb injury

On the first day of the Manchester Test of India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, Jofra Archer suffered a toe injury. Pant was putting a sweep shot, but instead of the ball on the bat, he started on his thumb. Rishabh Pant got stung by the pain of this injury. Pant had to go to retired hurt. Pant was also finding it difficult to bat on the second day of the match, but he came to bat while lame and played a historic half -century innings.

A Standing Ovation for Rishabh Pant at Old Trafford after he came out to bat despite an injury #WTC27 , #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/w1w2gwuy48

– ICC (@ICC) July 24, 2025

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