Team India’s injury woes are getting worse with each passing session on the third day of the ongoing Test between India and Australia in Sydney after Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja suffered some injuries while batting. While Pant sufferee a huge bllow on his elbow, Jadeja has taken a blow on his left thumb while batting.
BCCI in a tweet stated that the wicket-keepe batsman has left for the hospital for scans. Wriddhiman Saha has been keeping the wickets for India in Australia’s second innings.
Ouch! Pant cops one on the elbow #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/26SAgfh6mV
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 9, 2021
The incident took place after Pant failed to connect a short-pitched delivery by Pat Cummins, which went and hit his elbow. Despite being attended by the team physio, the young southpaw batsman was seen in pain as he continued with his batting.
Rishabh Pant was hit on the left elbow while batting in the second session on Saturday. He has been taken for scans. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/NrUPgjAp2c
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 9, 2021
Coming to bat at number six, Pant gave some momentum to the Indian team but while playing one of those pull shots, he took a hit after the blow. He was eventually dismissed on 36 by Josh Hazlewood as India’s first innings folded at 244, handing the hosts a solid 94-run lead. Pant’s work behind the stumps has also come under some criticism after the 22-year-old dropped debutant Will Pucovski twice in the first innings.
Are we going to see Saha take the gloves in the second innings? #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/scLTLNhzoK
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 9, 2021
Saha, who replaced Pant, was the preferred first-choice wicketkeeper for India in tge first Test of the series. However, Pant was picked ahead of the veetran in the second game owing to his superior batting abilities.
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All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who had emerged as the standout bowler for India in the first innings by scalping foru wickets and a run-out, has also suffered a blow while batting. BCCI in a tweet mentioned that the left-arm spinner has been taken to the hospital for scans.
UPDATE – Ravindra Jadeja suffered a blow to his left thumb while batting. He has been taken for scans.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/DOG8SBXPue
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 9, 2021
Jadeja suffered a blow on his thumb hit on a rising delivery from Mitchell Starc late in the innings. Ravindra Jadeja, like Pant continued to bat despite getting injured and remained unbeaten on 28 off 37, before India were all-out.
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Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if Jadeja can continue bowling in the second innings. The all-rounder had picked four wickets and executed a brilliant run-out in the first innings, which played a crucial in India restrict8ng the hosts for a low score of 338. Earlier in the series, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav sustained injuries and have been ruled out of the remaining games.
