India’s Rishabh Pant injures foot and retires hurt in 4th test against England

MANCHESTER England AP India s Rishabh Pant retired hurt with an injured foot on the opening day of the fourth test against England on Wednesday Pant was on at Old Trafford when an attempted reverse sweep off Chris Woakes saw the ball deflect onto his right ankle and foot England unsuccessfully appealed for lbw but Pant was left in pain on the field and required restoration before leaving on a cart Closeups of his foot manifested swelling Pant was replaced by Ravindra Jadeja with India on - Pant was building a strong partnership with Sai Sudharsan as India recovered after losing three wickets in the second session before tea India s opening partnership of KL Rahul and Jaiswal frustrated the hosts after being put in to bat first by reaching - at lunch England exposed success after lunch with spinner Liam Dawson claiming his first test wicket in eight years after making his comeback for the national squad James Robson is at https twitter com jamesalanrobson Source