Dhruv Jurel has been announced as the replacement of the injured Rishabh Pant for India’s series ODI series against New Zealand that starts Sunday, January 11 in Vadodara.
Pant was injured during a practice session on the eve of the series opener as he was hit above the waist while batting in the nets. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that the left-handed wicket-keeper batter had been diagnosed with a side strain and thus will miss the series.
“Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant felt a sudden onset discomfort in his right lateral abdominal area while batting in the nets during India’s practice session on Saturday afternoon at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara. He was taken for MRI scans immediately and the BCCI Medical Team had a detailed discussion with an expert on his clinical and radiological findings. Pant has been diagnosed with a side strain (Oblique Muscle Tear) and is subsequently ruled out of the ODI Series,” BCCI said in a statement on Sunday.
The right-handed Jurel has returned to the Indian team after missing out on the original squad. The 24-year-old was in the ODI squad that toured Australia and also was part of the team that played South Africa at home recently.
