{"id":240875,"date":"2025-02-17T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/rishabh-pants-fitness-update-wicketkeeper-batter-practices-cautiously-ahead-of-indias-champions-trophy-opener-vs-bangladesh-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:34:11","slug":"rishabh-pants-fitness-update-wicketkeeper-batter-practices-cautiously-ahead-of-indias-champions-trophy-opener-vs-bangladesh-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/rishabh-pants-fitness-update-wicketkeeper-batter-practices-cautiously-ahead-of-indias-champions-trophy-opener-vs-bangladesh-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishabh Pant&#8217;s fitness update: Wicketkeeper-batter practices cautiously ahead of India&#8217;s Champions Trophy opener vs Bangladesh | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118335219,imgsize-68876,width-400,resizemode-4\/118335219.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rishabh Pant&#8217;s fitness update: Wicketkeeper-batter practices cautiously ahead of India&#8217;s Champions Trophy opener vs Bangladesh | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Rishabh Pant&#8217;s fitness update: Wicketkeeper-batter practices cautiously ahead of India&#8217;s Champions Trophy opener vs Bangladesh | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rishabh Pant (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com)\">Rishabh Pant (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Fans breathed a sigh of relief as India&#8217;s star wicketkeeper-batter <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> stepped off the team bus without any strapping on his left knee during the second day of practice at the ICC Academy on Monday. <br \/>As reported by TimesofIndia.com, Pant had taken a blow to his left knee during drills on Sunday when a slash from Hardik Pandya struck him while he was stationed near the nets.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Pant appeared comfortable as he walked toward a group of enthusiastic fans chanting his name. <br \/>&#8220;Pant! Pant! Autograph, please!&#8221; they shouted, and the wicketkeeper-batter didn\u2019t disappoint. Pant happily signed autographs and clicked selfies with his admirers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Team India arrives for practice amid loud cheers for Kohli, Rohit &amp; Hardik | EXCLUSIVE VISUALS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pant started his practice session cautiously, opting out of the fielding drills. <br \/>While his teammates took high catches, he engaged in shadow batting instead. Though he arrived at the venue without knee strapping, he put one on before beginning his training session.<br \/>Head coach Gautam Gambhir was spotted in high spirits, visibly pleased to see Pant back on the field.<br \/>Two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/icc-champions-trophy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Champions Trophy<\/a> winners India will kick off their 2025 campaign against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by the highly anticipated showdown against archrivals Pakistan on February 23. Their final Group A fixture is scheduled for March 2 against New Zealand.<br \/>Since the tournament&#8217;s inception in 1998, India have lifted the Champions Trophy twice. 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