IND vs NZ: Rishabh Pant ruled out of ODI series due to side strain injury

VADODARA: In a large setback to him and Team India, India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was connected Saturday ruled retired of the ODI bid against New Zealand, which begins present connected Sunday.

Pant sustained a broadside strain aft being deed conscionable supra his waist, connected the ribs, from 1 of the deliveries bowled by a throwdown specializer precocious successful his agelong batting league here. The 28-year-old was attended by the enactment unit members, including caput manager Gautam Gambhir, and near the BCA B crushed aft receiving treatment, grimacing successful pain.

"He has been diagnosed with a right-sided strain with interior oblique musculus tear, and has frankincense been ruled retired of the forthcoming ODI bid against New Zealand," a reliable root told TOI.

While KL Rahul is the regular wicketkeeper successful India's ODI side, the selectors volition soon denote a replacement for Pant.Pant past played an ODI for India against Sri Lanka successful July 2024. He was portion of the squad that won the Champions Trophy successful 2025, but did not diagnostic successful a azygous match. The left-hander led Delhi successful the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy precocious and made 2 half-centuries against Services and Railways, respectively. He made his comeback aft recovering from a toed fracture helium sustained successful the 4th Test against England astatine Manchester, during the two-Test bid against South Africa astatine home.