India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has provided an update on his injury recovery, sharing heartfelt pictures and messages with fans on Instagram. The news comes after Pant suffered a significant setback during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England. Pant showed great determination, playing through injury before missing the rest of the series.

Pant got injured on July 23 during the fourth Test in Manchester, hitting his right foot while attempting a reverse sweep against England’s bowler Chris Woakes. The impact caused a fractured toe, making it impossible for him to continue in the series.

Due to the injury, Pant was unavailable for the final Test, but India still won the match, securing the series victory in the five-match contest. Pant’s Instagram post reflected both his disappointment and gratitude toward fans for their support during his recovery.

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Rishabh Pant Shares Update of His Injury:

Since his injury, Rishabh Pant has kept fans updated about his recovery through social media, sharing insights and pictures of his progress. His posts have allowed supporters to follow his journey back to fitness closely.

On Thursday, August 21, Pant provided an important update, announcing that the hard cast on his injured leg had been removed, marking a key step in his recovery. He posted an Instagram story showing the leg and wrote a message to mark this milestone in his recovery. This step brings him closer to resuming training and ultimately returning to competitive cricket, much to the delight of his fans.

He wrote, “At least the hard cast is off. Some positive.’

Rishabh Pant Instagram Story ❤️

get well soon brother 👍
Speedy Recovery pic.twitter.com/HEyUL2s5QU

— D.S. Bhati (@DSCricinfo789) August 21, 2025

Rishabh Pant Shares a Post Regarding His Injury:

Rishabh Pant posted images on Instagram, pairing them with a heartfelt message about coping with pain and staying positive throughout his recovery journey. The 26-year-old reflected on the challenges, emphasizing self-belief and perseverance during this difficult period. His post offered fans a personal glimpse into his determination to overcome the injury and return stronger.

He captioned, “Just wanna tell you one thing which I understand is doesn’t matter how much pain you have endured in past if you get hurt again it pains the same that’s for sure. Just the threshold goes up and you know the process to keep pushing yourself. So being positive is massive, motivating yourself works a lot. Keep trusting your self and keep working in the direction you wanna take your life because what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger eventually.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Rishabh Pant’s message resonated deeply with fans who have closely followed his journey since his major car accident in 2022. His update showcased the physical and mental effort involved in recovering from such setbacks.

The 27-year-old wicketkeeper has made significant progress in his rehabilitation, taking a major step toward full fitness. Supporters eagerly anticipate his return to the field, inspired by his determination and resilience throughout the recovery process.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has updated the playing conditions to introduce injury replacements for the upcoming domestic 2025-26 season. The decision came after Rishabh Pant had to hobble down the stairs to bat with a broken foot during the fourth Test of the recently concluded series against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.

The BCCI has tweaked a few rules for the new season in the multi-day cricket under a new sub-head, ‘serious injury replacement’, stating that a like-for-like replacement, similar to concussion replacement rules, will be allowed. Along with that, changes have been made even for the deliberate short runs and retiring the batters. 

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“If a player sustains a serious injury during the relevant match, a Serious Injury Replacement may be permitted in the following circumstances. The serious injury must have been sustained during play and within the playing area described in the clause.” The newly introduced rule of the playing conditions states, as revealed by a report of Cricbuzz.

BCCI introduces new injury replacement after Rishabh Pant’s injury

Due to the injury, Pant was ruled out of the fifth and final fixture in the series at Kennington Oval. The southpaw is at risk of missing the home Test series against West Indies and the Asia Cup 2025. Both head coach Gautam Gambhir and England captain Ben Stokes had different views on the idea.

“If the umpires and the match referee see and feel that it's a major injury, I think it's very important. It's very important to have this rule where you can get a substitute - that is, if it's very visible. There's nothing wrong in doing that, especially in a series like this where it's been such a closely-fought series in the previous three Test matches.” Gambhir expressed in the press conference.

“It's ridiculous that there's a conversation around an injury replacement. There would just be too many loopholes for teams to be able to go through. You pick your eleven for a game; injuries are part of the game. I completely understand the concussion replacement, player welfare, and player safety.” The premier England all-rounder, Ben Stokes, concluded.

2025 became a milestone year for the Indian cricket team as they won the much-awaited Champions Trophy, beating New Zealand in the final of the prestigious tournament. It was redemption for men in the Blue Brigade as well after losing the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia.

India won the T20I World Cup before, but they had yet to win an ICC ODI title. Champions Trophy 2025 was the golden opportunity for the team, and they did it. They defeated New Zealand in the final by 4 wickets. Months after winning the trophy, on the special day of 15 August 2025, Rishabh Pant shared a video where netizens can see how the entire squad reacted in the dressing room after hitting the final runs.

Sharing the video on social media platforms, Pant wrote as a caption, "Happy Independence Day, India. Some moments stay with you forever, and winning for India is at the top of the list. Proud to be Indian."

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Watch the unseen moments here

Happy Independence Day, India. 🇮🇳
Some moments stay with you forever and winning for India is at the top of the list. Proud to be Indian.#RP17 📷🕶️ pic.twitter.com/pfgr1tg7da

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) August 15, 2025

Fans and spectators only could see India's celebration with them on the field. But they did not know about the recently shared video by Rishabh showing how Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and other players and staff reacted in the dressing room. Through the video we can see Rohit Sharma, the skipper of the Champions Trophy-winning team, jump in joy and rush to other players in the dressing room and on the ground. Gill too erupted in joy.

On March 9, 2025, New Zealand, batting first, scored 251/7 in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. India chased down the run successfully and won it by 4 wickets. In the match, Sharma scored 76 off 83, Shreyas Iyer scored 48, and KL Rahul was the third highest scorer of the night for Team India with an unbeaten 34. 

Rishabh Pant is again sidelined due to a serious injury. An injury that he sustained during the fourth Test of the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, where India won the last match of the series and made the scoreline 2-2. Pant was not a part of the series decider match because of his injured foot. For a sportsman, it is very hard to remain out of action for a long period of time. As Rishabh sustained a fractured foot, he may have to remain out of the field for a long time, which annoys him very much.

Recently, he took to his official Instagram account to share his exceeding emotions, as he is not able to move freely with the bandaged foot. He shared a photo of his injured foot in the Instagram story and wrote 'I hate this so much' on that. 

During the fourth of the five-match series, the left-handed batter tried to play his trademark ramp shot against England fast bowler Chris Woakes. Pant misjudged the line of the delivery and ended up with a fractured foot. The full-length delivery from Woakes directly lashed on his foot. Rishabh was in utter pain and had to leave the field.

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It can take some time to recover 

He returned later in the innings to contribute a brave half-century, which earned him an ovation from the entire cricket-loving community. Despite injury concerns on more than one occasion, the southpaw played his part well as a batter in England. He returned to India as the fourth-highest run getter for India in the series. With a couple of centuries and 3 half-centuries, the 27-year-old concluded his run with 479 runs with his name. 

The keeper-batter sustained another injury before the painful foot fracture. It was an incident during the third match of the tour against England when India was doing their fielding work. Pant, behind the wickets, threw his body to stop a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah. As the land was a little bit rough, Pant injured his finger, though that injury was not a severe one. But this injury on his foot is serious and can take more time to heal. Now, Pant has no option left but to wait with patience.

Rishabh Pant, the Indian wicket-keeping batter, is currently undergoing medical treatment after he broke his foot during the fourth Test of the five-match series against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. He looked to sweep Chris Woakes as the ball hit him on the bridge of the foot, which resulted in him missing the fifth final red-ball game of the series at Kennington Oval in South London. 

Rishabh Pant, during the break, has turned into a chef as he shared the video on Instagram of him making pizza in a cloud kitchen. He expressed that due to his love of being a vegetarian, he cooked vegetarian pizza. Pant highlighted that he did have an idea of how to use truffles in the recipe.

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“I am looking like a chef. Today, I am going to show you how to make Pizza, guys. Bear with me. I think I am going to make a vegetarian pizza. I love vegetarian food. Yeah, (It’s going to be) with the truffle, but I don’t know how to use truffle man. I think if I make more pizzas, then I will be sorted. It’s so hot in here, boys.” The southpaw expressed in the video.

Watch: Chef Rishabh Pant makes vegetarian pizza with broken foot

The southpaw, who had an excellent time during the England series, smashed 479 runs in seven innings at an average of 68.42 with the help of two centuries during the opening Leeds Test at Headingley, besides collecting three half-centuries at the best score of 134 runs.

 

 

 

 

 

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“The pizza is getting ready, and I am going to wait for these. It’s very hot in here, boys. That’s the only thing I can do with the broken foot right now, which is making pizza. My brother must be thinking that I have never made anything at home, but here I am cooking pizzas.” Pant added in the video.

During the third Test at Lord’s, he injured his finger, which saw Dhruv Jurel keeping wickets for the rest of the game as he repeated the same in Manchester. It was a brave act for the Delhi batter to bat in Manchester with the injured foot. But it could now rule him out of the Asia Cup 2025 and the two-match home Test series against the West Indies. He will eye a comeback during the away white-ball series in Australia.  

Rishabh Pant, the Indian wicket-keeper batter’s comeback story from his horrible car accident, sounds like a movie. The way he marked his return from the encounter in December 2022 was when he was involved in a car accident that left him with multiple injuries, including dislocation of the ankle, wrist, and hand, and back injuries. Since then, he has gone through various rehabs to return to the game.

During a recent interaction on Inside Sports, the daughter of the former left-handed opening batter Matthew Hayden, Grace Hayden, revealed that she had a soft corner for Pant as she was given the choice to pick one of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. And Grace didn’t hesitate to reveal her admiration for the Indian southpaw.

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“I have a soft spot for Rishabh Pant. Because of his injury. I think the way that he has come back, fighting, and to play at the level he is playing right now. Ridiculous. That is one strong human being. Hats off. That’s a gangsta (on Pant coming out to bat even after fracturing his toe against England).” Hayden told Inside Sport during an interaction.

Grace Hayden reveals reason behind her admiration for Rishabh Pant

The left-handed batter returned to the action through the IPL 2024 for the Delhi Capitals. He recently dominated the five-match T20I series with 479 runs at an average of 68.43 with the help of two centuries at Leeds in Headingley during the opening encounter. He became the only wicket-keeper batter for the Blue Brigade to score centuries in both innings of a Test match.

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Grace Hayden reveals why she has a soft spot for Rishabh Pant 🏏 pic.twitter.com/IySq8Hzsr4

— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) August 12, 2025

The 27-year-old has overall nailed 3427 runs in 82 innings of the red-ball format at an average of 44.50 and a strike rate of 74.16, scoring eight centuries and 18 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 159 runs.

Pant missed the fifth and final Test against the Ollie Pope-led side at Kennington Oval in South London after he injured his foot in Manchester during the fourth Test. He also didn’t keep wickets in that contest and the third game at Lord’s after he broke his finger while keeping wickets against Jasprit Bumrah’s wobbler seam bowling.

When Rohit Sharma hung up his shoes in the longest format, India’s search for he next red-ball captain began as only a few candidates are available to take up the role. Jasprit Bumrah, the premier pacer, had issues with his fitness and can miss red-ball games. That’s why the choice was between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.

The selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to go with the Punjab-born Pant, who was ignored for the highly prestigious position. The wicket-keeper batter is a huge match-winner and a face that he has proven time and again in the five-day formats of the game.

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The recent reports have a jaw-dropping truth about the backstory of the leadership appointment. According to the news, there was a seven-day discussion on whether they would choose Pant or Gill for the captaincy. The BCCI selectors and coach then held personal meetings with both players individually.

Rishabh Pant ignored as India’s Test captain due to a reason related to Virat Kohli

When it was informed that the team would need to move on from Kohli and Rohit, Pant was quick to turn it down, which cost him the red-ball leadership. On the other hand, Shubman agreed on the decision. When the final decision was made, the youngster didn’t have a good outing.

It’s shocking, but apparently Pant was not given the captaincy because he wanted Kohli to continue playing Tests😳😳 pic.twitter.com/MlU7eOagaW

— Noah (@PantasticNoah) August 11, 2025

Pant, the 27-year-old, has smashed an overall 3427 runs in 82 innings at the Test average of 44.50 and a strike rate of 74.16, thanks to 18 half-centuries and eight centuries at the best score of unbeaten 159 runs. The left-handed batter drilled two centuries during the opening Leeds Test before bagging two fifties at Lord’s and Manchester.

India had a fabulous time under Gill in England as they were able to draw the five-match series 2-2, post the victory during the fifth and final encounter at the Kennington Oval in South London. Pant didn’t feature in the last Test after he broke his foot and got ruled out of the clash. The next red-ball series for the national team will be in October at home against the West Indies.

England batter Harry Brook might be heavily influenced by Rishabh Pant. Before The Hundred match, Brook was spotted doing a cartwheel on the ground, which led the broadcasters on air to talk about this act and Rishabh Pant, who made his backflip celebration famous recently. 

Despite a series of criticisms for his adventures in the batting style, the India international never disappointed cricket fraternities with his charismatic acts. His swashbuckling playing style and unorthodox shots are already famous among cricket fans. To add an extra element, the keeper batter chose to do backflips in the middle as a part of his celebrations after playing a memorable innings. The backflips not only entertained former cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar but also the active ones. Harry Brook is the pure example of that. The white ball skipper of England cricket was warming up near the sideline ahead of The Hundred's game when he did a cartwheel, which looked similar to Pant's backflip.

"It’s a fairly unique one. We don’t see many cricketers doing cartwheels, do we? He always looks quite proud of himself as well when he finishes it," Sky Sports hosts threw the question to former England skipper Eoin Morgan. 

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'We've seen Rishabh Pant do it...'

Morgan replied, "He’s clearly trying to prove a point there. They might have even had a bet that you can or can’t do it. You know, it’s definitely a new thing. We’ve seen Rishabh Pant do it for his hundred; the celebration needed a full frontal flip. So maybe this is just a progression."

'They might've had a bet' 😅

Harry Brook impresses Zak Crawley with a warm-up cartwheel 🤸 pic.twitter.com/sc4HeZE7mP

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 7, 2025

Due to a foot injury, Rishabh Pant missed out on the 5th match of the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, where India pulled out a memorable win to level the series 2-2. Despite injury concerns on more than one occasion, the southpaw played his part well as a batter in England. He returned to India as the fourth-highest run getter for India in the series. With a couple of centuries and 3 half-centuries, the 27-year-old concluded his run with 479 runs with his name. 

Afghanistan international Gulbadin Naib shared some amazing information about Rishabh Pant. Due to the Indian Premier League (IPL), overseas players got the chance to closely monitor top-notch Indian talents. Gulbadin was one of those foreign cricketers who shared a dressing room with top-tier Indian cricket talents. The Afghan all-rounder recently recalled his days with Rishabh Pant.

Naib, with pure admiration, praised the star keeper-batter. It is widely known that Afghanistan and Indian cricket shared a close bond with each other; Naid is no exception. When he was in Delhi Capitals (DC) with Rishabh Pant, he came to know more about Indians and Indian psychology.

Pant is often criticized for his reckless batting style, and as a captain, his IPL record is not something close to cheerable. But sometimes only matching results or numbers are not enough to explain someone's hard work. Rishabh Pant can be one of the prime examples of that. Naid said that off the field, the keeper-batter used to think a lot during their days with Delhi Capitals. Taking a step further, the Afghan star called Pant a mastermind.

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A mastermind: Gulbadin Naib

"Rishabh Pant is a mastermind. He thinks a lot. His approach is very different. I was with him at Delhi Capitals, right? When you stay close to Indians and watch movies and stuff, you get some idea of these things," Gulbadin Naib said. 

Naib was with DC during the 2024 Indian Premier League. It was the last season for Pant with the Delhi-based franchise before shifting his baggage to Lucknow Super Giants. Despite the severe car accident in 2022, Pant’s return to cricket in 2024 was nothing short of remarkable. Though he struggled to find his rhythm during the campaign. But, ahead of the next season (IPL 2025), Lucknow roped him in for an astonishing amount of INR 27 crores. 

Rishabh Pant, the left-handed Indian wicket-keeper batter, is crazy about everything he does on the field. Some of the box-office shots are exceptional that only he could play them in the middle. Pant plays a paddle sweep, which surprises all the former players. He played the shot against James Anderson during a Test match in Ahmedabad four years ago.

During the recent The Hundred 2025 clash, the former England captain, Sir Alastair Cook, shared a light-hearted moment discussing the trademark shots of the southpaw, who has become famous for his hallmark powerful shots. Cook teased the former Australian batter, David Warner, on whether he would be able to do so, admitting that he can’t because of his age.

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“Well, you get the elevation doing it. Rishabh Pant’s been tweeting us, saying about elevation. But I think he’s doing it for style tricks. What he was playing was the paddle sweep. But he wanted to get more pace on the ball to get really in line. So as he went down, he’d use the pace and then yes on TV, I will roll over and make it a little glamorous and hope it goes for four.” Cook has addressed on the BBC.

Watch: Alastair Cook copies Rishabh Pant’s iconic paddle sweep shot

The left-handed Indian batter had an incredible time in England during the five-match Test series. Pant finished the series with 479 runs in four games, including a fine knock of 134 runs at Leeds in the opening fixture. His aggressive approach and wish to keep improving throughout the series have been notable.

COOK IMITATING THE ICONIC SHOT OF RISHABH PANT 🔥

- The biggest talking point based on shot, Pant is Superstar...!!! pic.twitter.com/BDy7qO2eBb

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 10, 2025

But amidst that, he went through several injuries in the seven weeks. At Lord’s, he injured his thumb and couldn’t keep wickets for four days as Dhurv Jurel replaced him in the wicket-keeping work. Later, he broke his feet during the fourth Manchester Test before Jurel came to the rescue. That injury ruled him out of the fifth and final Test of the summer at Kennington Oval.

It’s a severe injury and is expected to get better in two months, which could see the veteran miss the upcoming away white-ball series in Australia and the Asia Cup 2025.