Injured Rishabh ends on a heartbreaking 99, sets stage for India

Rishabh Pant showed great courage coming back to bat, scoring his 12th half century on Day 4 at Bengaluru in the first test against New Zealand.  He missed his well-deserved century and got bowled by William O'Rourke at 99 runs. He scored those runs off 105 balls at a strike rate above 90 when his team was struggling. Sarfaraz Khan, on the other side, scored his maiden yet a speedy century, comfortably handling the situation of the match. He too left the field glorious 150-run innings.

Earlier, the Indian Team management clarified Virat Kohli coming at number 3 to let Sarafaraz bat at his regular position in first-class cricket. 

Neither Sarafaraz nor Kohli failed the expectations, as the latter scored a valuable 70 runs in Day 3.

Rishabh Pant injury

Rishabh Pant was seen leaving the field on Day 2 after trying to keep one of the spinners. The ball hit that place, where he had multiple injuries due to the accident. Dhruv Jurel took the field as a substitute for Pant since he left. 

The team had informed us earlier that Pant couldn't come to the field due to heavy swelling.

Rishabh's Courge

Not unknown to the mass, how Rishabh came back from the horror, Rishabh gave his fans a little glimpse of his courage and strength on Day 4 as well. 

The broadcasters visuals show that Pant's knee was heavily strapped. In the early part of the innings,  Pant was struggling to move freely, thus indicating some persistent tenderness in his knees. 

However, Pant was seen padded up last day, walking for practice, which gave hope for the team and the fans in crisis.

Match Summary

Earlier, both Rohit Sharma (52 for 63) and Virat Kohli (70 for 102) left falling for the most unfortunate dismissals, but not before stabilizing the base for the Indian Cricket team.

However, Sarafaraz Khan (150 of 195) and Rishabh Pant came and made a steady partnership, with India leading by 77 runs.

India had its lowest first-inning total of 46 but made a remarkable comeback. India is now 433, after losing 5 wickets.