With 462 runs under his belt from seven innings, Pant has been the second highest run-scorer in the high octane series after Shubman Gill. The swashbuckling left-handed batter has amassed runs at an average of 66, which includes two centuries and as many half-centuries.

Having already lost all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for the rest of the series and pacer Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh due to injuries following the Lord’s Test, Pant’s injury presents another challenge to India as the tourists look to bounce back, trailing 2-1 in the series.

Being put in to bat first in Manchester after England won the toss, India closed the day with 264 runs on the board at the loss of four wickets.