India, Aug. 23 -- Team India provided an update on Rishabh Pant on Sunday after the wicketkeeper-batter retired in the third and final session of Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The left-handed batter was in a lot of discomfort after being hit on the hand by a bouncer. However, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak played down the concerns, saying, Pant will be fit to bat on the second day of the Test.

The incident happened on the first delivery of the 58th over. Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara bowled a short delivery, and the left-handed batter went for a pull shot, only to glove it. The wicketkeeper-batter was in visible discomfort after the ball seemingly hit him on his wrist bone.

The physio ...