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England-India: Pant bats but doesn’t keep because of injured finger

Rishabh Pant of India plays a shot for four runs as Jamie Smith of England looks on from behind the stumps during day two of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's [Clive Mason/Getty Images]

As his India teammates closed in on dismissing England in the third Test at Lord’s, Rishabh Pant gave himself one last personal fitness test.

When England were nine men down, Pant left the dressing room with bat in hand and walked the boundary for an impromptu net session on Friday.

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