Ravi Shastri appreciated the courageous return of Rishabha Pant in Manchester and called it a special moment for the Indian cricket. Left pants were injured at 37 after the Yorker of Chris Woakes 1 hit him. The day in Old Trafford.
The injury left him in serious pain but The following day returned with India in trouble to 314 for six. Despite the limping and barely he was able to run, the hinge scored 54 out of 75 balls, including three borders and two six. His efforts helped India to achieve 358 and gave the team a large elevator.
The crowd gave him permanent ovations and even England clapped the players. Shastri said that Pant showed what it meant to play for the team. His shifts were not just about skills – it showed the heart, courage and love for the test cricket.
“To come back and do what he did – that was something special. What he did today, if it doesn’t increase the team, there will be nothing,” Shastri said in a video recorded on the official BCCI website.
“The ovation he got when he left, and the ovation he came back, and the applause he got from everyone from the English team out there – that’s what you live for. That’s what you play for. That’s what heroes do.”
“What he has done now proves that he just wants to play. He loves a test cricket. He loves playing for the country. And if someone ever doubted it was a team man – he saw it first. This kind of determination requires more than just talent. Shastri added,” Shastri added.
“Playing with a broken finger”
Before the Manchester test, Ravi Shastri had a short but revealing exchange with Rishabh Pant, who plunged the light on the determined goal thinking.
Shastri feared that injuries had risen on Lord’s pants, and asked if his finger was broken and was eligible to play. Pant’s answer was immediate and steadfast – he assured Shastriho to play regardless of injuries.
“Before the test, I asked him,” How’s your finger? Toota on na nai hain? (Isn’t that broken?) Will you play this game? “He said,” Of course, I will play, toota Bhi Hota to Khelta (I would play even if my finger was broken, “Shastri said.
Meanwhile on the stump 2. The day in Manchester in England watched only 133 runs with eight goals remaining in their first exchange.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
July 25, 2025
