India A skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Saturday retired hurt after being hit by the ball on the body multiple times while batting on the third day of the ongoing second final Unofficial Test, which is being played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

During the opening session on Day 3, Rishabh Pant was struck three times on the body and helmet by pacer Tshepo Moreki, forcing him to retire hurt after scoring 17 runs off 22 balls in the 34th over of India A’s second innings.

Pant had come in to bat at No. 5 early in the morning, following the dismissal of overnight batter KL Rahul, who was dismissed by an inswinger which was bowled by Okuhle Cele for 27 after adding just one run to his overnight score. The wicketkeeper-batter got off to a brisk start, striking C

See Full Page