After Rishabh Pant, another star India batsman faces injury scare

During the ongoing first Test of IND vs NZ, India faced a big blow on Day 2 (October 17) of the game after Rishabh Pant left the field due to a knee knock.

India were already struggling after posting their lowest total at home (46 all out) and then Rishabh’s injury caused another headache for the hosts.

Now, on Day 3 (October 18), India suffered another setback after yet another batting star got injured.

In New Zealand’s 55th over, Daryl Mitchell intercepted a Mohammed Siraj delivery towards the gully region.

Batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was stationed at the ravine managed to catch him hard, but he immediately started shaking his hand and squeezing his fingers.

He was seen leaving the field and was replaced by Axar Patel, while Sarfaraz Khan took his place on the cordon.

However, unlike Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal later returned to the field to open the batting for India’s second innings and is currently looking good.

New Zealand takes a big lead with 356 runs

Talking about the match, after India put up a horror batting show, the visiting Kiwis capitalized and posted a towering score of 402.

Rachin Ravindra closed a stellar century, scoring 134 runs along with Devon Conway’s 91, helped New Zealand take a huge lead of 356 runs.

For India, the spinners dominated with Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav picking up three wickets each. Siraj got two, while Bumrah and Ashwin finished with a scalp each.

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At the time of writing this report, India have resumed their second innings with the score reading 17 for 0 in 5.2 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma at the crease.

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