‘It doesn’t look good at all’: Ricky Ponting fears serious injury as Rishabh Pant’s scans keep India on edge | Cricket News

India’s Rishabh Pant reacts in ache after taking a blow to the foot. (Getty Images)

India had been left holding their breath on Wednesday as star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant hobbled off the sphere in seen agony after a painful blow to his proper foot throughout Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting summed up the temper succinctly: “It doesn’t look good at all.”Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Pant, batting fluently on 37, tried a reverse sweep off a yorker from Chris Woakes and inside-edged the ball onto his proper boot. What adopted was a worrying sequence — Pant took off his shoe, revealed a badly swollen foot, and was visibly unable to face. He rolled on the turf in ache for a number of minutes earlier than being taken off on a buggy.

Ponting, talking to Sky Sports, mentioned the indicators had been ominous: “He hardly put his foot on the ground. He rolled around for 6-8 minutes before the golf cart came out. The immediate swelling was the worry for me. I’ve had a metatarsal injury myself, and they’re small, fragile bones. The fact he couldn’t put any weight on it — it doesn’t look good at all.”

Pant’s absence might severely dent India’s probabilities, particularly as they path 1-2 within the five-match collection.“The momentum he brings to the Indian team — that’s what they potentially miss the most,” Ponting added. “Someone who can break the game open and put pressure back on the opposition.”India’s Sai Sudharsan, who top-scored with 61, mentioned Pant “was in a lot of pain” and confirmed he had gone for scans. “We’ll get to know overnight,” he added.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri echoed considerations about Pant’s absence shaping the course of the Test: “If he cannot come back to bat, that can have a huge influence on this game. And with the second new ball due tomorrow, I think anything can happen.”Pant has been one among India’s standout performers this collection, scoring 462 runs at a median of 77 — and now, the crew waits anxiously for the decision that might outline their Manchester marketing campaign.