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Rishabh Pant Scripts World Record Before Injury

India played the old-fashioned way to reach 264 for four at stumps on day one of the fourth Test in Manchester on Wednesday.

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However, the day was marred by an unfortunate injury to India vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who had t be retired hurt eventually.

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Before being retired hurt, Pant, who was taken out of the ground on a buggy ambulance, scripted a world record.

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Pant became the first-ever wicketkeeper to score 1000-plus Test runs in an away country.

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Pant (37 retired hurt off 48) had just started flexing his muscles before missing a reverse hit off a full ball from Chris Woakes.

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The impact of the ball was on Pant's right foot, leaving him in a lot of pain and eventually he had to be taken off the field in a golf cart.

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