Rohit Sharma says he is ‘hurting’ after India collapsed for 46 against New Zealand in 1st Test

“We thought the transportation would beryllium flatter. It was a misjudgment connected my part,” helium added.

Talking astir Rishabh Pant, who had to permission the crushed aft getting deed connected his genu headdress by a Ravindra Jadeja delivery, Rohit said that the keeper has swelling connected his operated genu but hoped the wicketkeeper batter tin instrumentality to the tract connected Friday.

“Unfortunately, the shot deed consecutive connected his genu cap, the aforesaid limb which helium has done a surgery. So, helium has got a small spot of swelling connected it and the muscles are rather tender astatine this constituent of time,” Rohit told successful the post-day property meet.

But Rohit allayed immoderate large concerns surrounding the fittingness of Pant, and said the 27-year-old returned to the dressing country arsenic a “precautionary measure.” “It is simply a precautionary measure. We bash not privation to instrumentality a risk. Rishabh does not privation to instrumentality a hazard due to the fact that helium has gone done a monolithic country connected that peculiar leg,” helium said.

“So, that was the crushed for him to spell inside. Hopefully, contiguous helium tin retrieve and we volition spot him backmost connected the tract tomorrow,” added Rohit.

Earlier, Pant, who made 20, was the top-scorer successful India’s abysmal innings of 46.

(With Agency inputs)