Shock to India before South Africa Test, Rishabh Pant retired hurt in unofficial match, suspense created on playing
Samira Vishwas November 09, 2025 03:25 AM

Rishabh Pant: The Indian team has suffered a big setback before the Test series against South Africa. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been injured in the second unofficial test being played between South Africa A and India A.

Rishabh Pant: The Indian team has suffered a big setback before the Test series against South Africa. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been injured in the second unofficial test being played between South Africa A and India A. This is bad news before the two-match Test series against South Africa in the World Test Championship. The Indian team has recently been announced for this series. In which Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injury, has also been included.

Rishabh Pant retired hurt

In the second innings of the second Test against South Africa A, Pant was batting after scoring 17 runs in 22 balls. But he was hit by the ball thrice on his body, after which he had to retire hurt and return to the pavilion. Pant was hit by the ball first on his helmet, then on his left elbow and then on his stomach. After which he returned.

Let us tell you that Pant was returning to the team after recovering from a leg injury suffered in England and was going to play in the Test series starting from November 14. But now there is a lot of suspense over his playing. However, till now no official information has been received regarding his injury. Fans will hope that he gets fit soon and returns to the field.

Indian team for test series against South Africa

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

India-South Africa test series schedule

First Test (14-18 November)- Kolkata
Second Test (22-26 November) – Guwahati

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