Rishabh Pant bats through pain at nets after being ruled out of Day 2 in Lord's Test; shows grit despite finger injury

Rishabh Pant might have been ruled out of his wicketkeeping duties on the second day of the ongoing third Test against England at Lord's but the Indian vice-captain is leaving no stone unturned to be fit for batting despite an injury on his index finger on his left hand. 

After being injured while attempting to stop a wide ball from Jasprit Bumrah on the opening day, Pant had to leave the field in pain, leaving Dhruv Jurel to fill in form him. The 27-year-old didn't take the field on Friday too after which the BCCI confirmed that Jurel will continue. 

The Delhi lad finally brought a smile to the faces of the fans gathered at the iconic venue when he walked towards the nets with his bat in hand, pad and gloves on. Pant was accompanied by batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, Indian team's throwdown specialists and physio Yogesh Pamar. 

During his 15 minutes at the nets, Pant was visibly in pain but still faced throwdowns with a clean intent to bat.