Pant's injury rendered him unavailable for wicketkeeping duties for the second Test in a row. In the third Test at Lord’s, Pant had suffered a finger injury, which also prevented him from keeping wicket.

Rishabh Pant returns despite injury as India battle on at Old Trafford - Pant will not keep wicket after retiring hurt with a reported fractured metatarsal but did resume his innings after two wickets fell on Thursday.