BCCI provides ‘major’ medical update on injured Indian players, Rishabh Pant has begun keeping and batting in nets

KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal and Rishabh Pant. (Photo Source: Instagram/Rishabh Pant)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) provided an update on five injured players going under rehabilitation on Friday, July 21 namely Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Bumrah and Krishna are in the final stages of rehab and are bowling with full intensity in the nets.

The BCCI medical team is happy with their progress and will make a final decision following their participation in the practice games organised by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

Wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, who met a near-fatal car accident on December 30, 2022, has made significant progress according to a statement. The 25-year-old has begun batting as well as keeping in the nets and is following a fitness programme designed for him which includes strength, flexibility and running.

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