Rahul Tiwari
khelja|18-10-2024
The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This match has not been anything special for Team India so far. The first day of the game was washed out due to rain, while on the second day the Indian team was all out for 46 runs in its first innings. After this, Team India got another big shock on the very next day. The team's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant had to leave the field due to injury. Now even on the third day of the game, the tension has not reduced for Team India. Another player of Team India has got injured.
Indian bowlers started the third day very well, they managed to give big shocks to New Zealand in the beginning itself. The first wicket of the day was in the name of Mohammad Siraj. Mohammad Siraj made Daryl Mitchell his victim. Yashasvi Jaiswal also made an important contribution in dismissing Daryl Mitchell. He took a brilliant catch in the gully. Let us tell you, this was a very fast shot, which Yashasvi Jaiswal managed to catch. But during this he injured his hand. Due to which Akshar Patel had to come on the field in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal.
However, how serious Jaiswal's injury is is not yet known. But Jaiswal's injury is a big tension for Team India. He is the highest run scorer in Tests for India this year. His recent performance has also been quite excellent. The Indian innings is going to need him a lot in the second innings.
Pant was injured while wicketkeeping on the second day of the game. After which Dhruv Jurel played the role of wicketkeeper in his place. Rishabh Pant has not come on the field even on the third day of the game. Dhruv is wicketkeeping for Jurel. That means Pant is still under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. Let us tell you, Pant has suffered an injury in the same knee which had undergone surgery after the car accident.