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India’s Pant, Jadeja go for scans after hits while batting
SYDNEY, Jan 9, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – An already depleted India was rocked by
more injuries Saturday with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and key spinner
Ravindra Jadeja taken for scans after being hit while batting against
Australia in the third Test. Pant took a nasty blow to the elbow in Sydney on
his way to a breezy 36 in India’s first innings and needed extensive on-field
treatment.
He continued batting but failed to take his place behind the stumps in
Australia’s second innings, with substitute wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha
putting the gloves on instead.
“Rishabh Pant was hit on the left elbow while batting in the second session
on Saturday. He has been taken for scans,” the Indian cricket board tweeted.
It was a similar story for Jadeja, who took four wickets in Australia’s
first innings but did not appear for their second after being hit on the left
thumb.
“He has been taken for scans,” the cricket board tweeted separately, with
Mayank Agarwal on the field as a sub.
Their problems piled more misery on India, who were already without injured
fast bowlers Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.
Batsman KL Rahul was ruled out of the rest of the four-Test series ahead of
Sydney with a sprained left wrist, while skipper Virat Kohli is on paternity
leave.
The series is locked at 1-1 after Australia won in Adelaide and India
bounced back in Melbourne.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1301 hrs