India vs Sri Lanka: The 2-match test series is going on between India and Sri Lanka. The second match of the series is being played from 23rd August. The first day’s play is over and the Indian team has put 300 runs on the score board at the loss of 5 wickets. However, on the first day, Indian team’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant got injured and retired hurt. After this, Indian team’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has given a big update on his injury.
Sitanshu Kotak gave a big update
Rishabh Pant had scored 3 runs in 15 balls. During the third session, Pant got injured on his left hand on a short ball by Sri Lankan fast bowler Lahiru Kumara. After this he did not bat again and decided to leave the field. Will Pant now bat on the second day or not? This question is arising in the minds of fans. This answer has been given by Sitanshu Kotak. He said, “Rishabh Pant will be fully fit to bat tomorrow.”
It has become clear from Kotak’s statement that he will come out to bat on the second day. This is good news for Indian fans. If Pant bats brilliantly then the Indian team can also score a huge score on the second day.
Pant had scored a half-century in the first match
Pant had missed playing a big innings in the first innings of the first Test match played in Galle. He played an innings of 39 runs in 62 balls. However, in the second innings he scored a brilliant 66 runs in 69 balls. He had hit 8 fours and 2 sixes in his name. India won this match by a huge margin of 165 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Padikkal and Gill batted brilliantly on the first day
Shubman Gill and Devdutt Padikkal batted brilliantly for India. Padikkal scored a brilliant century. He played an innings of 117 runs in 193 balls. He hit 12 fours in his name. Apart from this, Gill had scored 50 runs in 108 balls with the help of 6 fours. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul could not impress much as opening batsmen. Jaiswal had played an inning of 45 runs in 53 balls. Apart from this, Rahul scored 18 runs in 33 balls. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja also batted well. But he missed the half-century. He scored 43 runs in 83 balls. Indian team has scored 300/5 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 85 overs.