Rishabh Pant won't take the field on Day 3 after injuring his knee yesterday. Substitute Dhruv Jurel went through the morning warm-ups with the gloves.
'Mr Rishabh Pant will not keep wickets on Day 3. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress,' said BCCI.
India skipper Rohit Sharma had revealed that Pant has swelling on his operated knee after taking a hit while keeping wickets.
Pant could not collect a sharply spun ball from Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled from over the wicket, as it slammed on to his knee on the 37th over of the New Zealand's first innings.
He limped out of the field soon, and was replaced by Dhruv Jurel.
That the ball crashed on to the knee cap of his left leg, on which multiple surgeries were performed after that horrific car accident in late 2022, made it look all the more grave.
"It is a precautionary measure. We do not want to take a risk. Rishabh does not want to take a risk because he has gone through a massive surgery on that particular leg," Rohit said.
"So, that was the reason for him to go inside. Hopefully, tonight he can recover and we will see him back on the field tomorrow," added Rohit.
Pant, who made 20, was the top-scorer in India's abysmal innings of 46.