Rishabh Pant Injury UPDATE: India Wicketkeeper Leaves Field During Test vs NZ, Dhruv Jurel Comes in

As unfortunate as it may sound, India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has hobbled off-the-field after hurting himself on Thursday during the 1st Test vs New Zealand. He was hit on the knee while keeping up to the stumps. It happened while Ravindra Jadeja was bowling. The medical staff came into the ground and he had to be carried outside. Fans would be hoping he comes back soon and that it is nothing serious. Pant had already been having problems with his knee and going by his reaction, it surely does not look good. There is no official update as yet on Pant's injury. Dhruv Jurel has come in place of Pant and is now keeping wickets. Fans would be hoping he takes the field tomorrow. 

Meanwhile, NZ are completely on to after having bundled out India for a paltry 46 runs. At the time of filing the copy, NZ were 167 for three with a lead of 121 runs. 

AS IT HAPPENED

Previously, resuming from 34/6 at lunch, Matt Henry struck on the very first ball by catching shoulder edge of Ravichandran Ashwin and the ball lobbed to gully. He then enticed Rishabh Pant into tentative defence and edged to second slip.

William O’Rourke had Bumrah heaving to long leg, before Henry ended the Indian batting horror show by having Kuldeep Yadav caught at gully to cap off a brilliant time for New Zealand with the red cherry. Henry ended up with 5-15 and also reached the landmark of 100 Test wickets.

O'Rourke, playing in his first Test in India, made a fantastic impression with his 4-22, while the veteran Tim Southee took a scalp. For India, bowled out for their lowest Test total at home, Pant (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) reached double figures in a sorry Indian batting show laced with five ducks.