Jasprit Bumrah looked troubled by the pain of ankle.Image Credit Source: PTI
Team India, which was backward in the Test series against England, also had to struggle continuously in the Manchester Test. In this fourth match of the Test series, where the batsmen disappointed at first, the bowlers also did not get success easily. But in the matter of performance, Team India did not face difficulties, but three Indian players were also injured in 3 days of this match. It already increased the tension of Team India in difficulty due to the injury of some players and lagging behind in the series.
Rishabh Pant injured on the first day
The Manchester Test started with an injury for Team India. In the third session of the first day of the match, star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant suffered an injury. Pant was hurt on the right leg in an attempt to play a reverse sweep off the ball of Chris Woakes. Later it was revealed that he fractured his leg and he would be out of the ground for 6 weeks. Although Pant landed again for batting despite injury and he scored a half -century, but it reduced the strength of the Indian team.
Questions arose on Bumrah’s fitness
Then on the third day of the match, two troubles were broken on Team India one by one and it started with star fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah. Already, talks of Bumrah’s workload were going on and he was also seen in this match. In England’s first innings, Bumrah’s bowling did not show the same pace and edge, which appeared in Leeds and Lord’s. Then on the third day, when Team India took the second new ball, he went out of the field only after one over. His left foot ankle was hurting and when he returned for bowling in the third session, even at that time this pain was clearly visible in his run-up and face.
Siraj also finally appeared in pain
If this was not enough, then a big trouble for Team India came in the form of his most fit fast bowler Mohammad Siraj. Siraj, who was playing the fourth consecutive Test and bowling the most in every Test, was finally seen struggling with the problem of fitness. Siraj was seen in trouble after completing the 99th over of the innings at the end of the second session. He was having trouble walking and in such a situation he was taken out of the field to the dressing room. However, Siraj also returned shortly after, but it must have created doubts about his fitness in the team management.
