Rishabh Pant was batting on 37 when he was hit on foot by a Chris Woakes yorker.
On the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Rishabh Pant got injured and retired after taking a knock to his right foot while trying to reverse sweep England pacer Chris Woakes. He underwent scans.
According to reports, Rishabh Pant may not be able to continue playing in the upcoming Test because of a fractured toe he sustained after the ball hit. During the game, Dhruv Jurel will assume the keeping responsibilities.
Reacting to Rishabh Pant’s injury, Vaughan stated that the game is uneven, with India having 10 players and England playing with 11. He also batted for substitutes to be allowed in such cases in Test cricket.
"I don't like the fact that we've got four days left in the game—four days of action in what has been an incredible series—where we are going to have ten versus eleven. I prefer that you have a sub. You know, once they brought in concussion subs, I was crying out, saying, ‘Well, just have substitutions then in the first innings of a game,” Vaughan said on BBC Test Match Special.
That would be my stepping point. If it happens in the second inning, I feel that team might kind of break the rules or indulge in a bit of skullduggery. But if it's clear and obvious—when someone breaks a hand or a foot or ruptures a calf—it's so evident that someone is in real pain and can't carry on. I think it's very clear to me: you should be allowed a sub,” he added.
Meanwhile, Alastair Cook disagreed and raised a hypothetical scenario: what if it’s just a bruise?
"I’m not sure I agree." I’m not even sure what I think at the moment. But say we've just seen Pant walk off—he looks in all kinds of pain. And then it turns out it’s not broken. So, there’s nothing on the X-ray—it’s just a bruise. Does he have to play on then? If he has broken his foot, then that’s a different thing.
But there will be cases where someone gets hit on the arm. ‘I can’t move my hand; I’m bruised.’ But it's only a bruise. So do you get replaced because of discomfort and the fact that you can’t hold the bat as well as you’d like—even though it’s just a bruise?” Cook said.
At the moment, Pant was hitting 37 off 48 balls. After initially receiving on-field medical care, the wicketkeeper-batter had to be wheeled off the field in a medic cart. Pant's right foot was leaking blood, and the injured area was obviously swollen.