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IND vs ENG Rishabh Pant Injury: India vice-captain Rishabh Pant will not keep wickets for Day 2 at Lord’s after failing to fully recover from the blow he suffered on his left index finger injury in the third Test.

The 27-year-old swashbuckling batter-keeper hurt his left index finger while trying a leg-side stop off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery during the 34th over of the England innings on the opening day on Thursday.

Pant was in pain but completed his keeping duties till the end of the over before handing over the big gloves to Dhruv Jurel.

"Rishabh Pant is still recovering from the hit on his left index finger. The BCCI medical team continues to monitor his progress. Dhruv Jurel will continue to keep wickets on Day 2," BCCI stated in a media release.

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On the second morning before the start of the proceedings, Pant did try some routines but never looked completely comfortable and it was evident that he wouldn't take the field on the second day.

Earlier, he walked off the field during the second session's play on Day 1.

Pant was replaced by Jurel, who is not in the playing XI for the third Test, after on-field treatment did not help the India vice-captain recuperate sufficiently.

Pant was grimacing in pain after putting in a dive to stop a delivery on his left, which Jasprit Bumrah had sprayed down the leg side in the 34th over of the innings during the second session.

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He had managed to get his hands on the ball but could not stop it entirely as England batters Joe Root and Ollie Pope scampered for a couple.

The play was then held up for a while as Pant received treatment on his hand from the Indian support staff, but the wicketkeeper kept shrugging his hands when the action resumed. Eventually, Pant left the field after the end of Bumrah's over, with Jurel taking over the charge of wicketkeeping.