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Rishabh Pant is seen during a practice session in Vadodara. Pant was injured during the practice session and was declared ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji
On Saturday (January 10, 2026), Rishabh Pant briefly needed treatment after being hit during net practice as the home side put the final touches to their preparations.
Pant was left grimacing in pain after receiving a blow just above his waist while batting against Indian throwdown specialists. He was attended to by the team’s support staff and other members, including head coach Gautam Gambhir.
According to a BCCI statement, he was taken for MRI scans immediately, and the BCCI medical team had a detailed discussion about his clinical and radiological findings. Pant was diagnosed with a side strain (oblique muscle tear) and was subsequently ruled out of the ODI series.
The selection committee has named Dhruv Jurel as Pant’s replacement, and Jurel has joined the squad.
India updated squad:
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (WK).
Published – January 11, 2026 10:55 am IST
