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Pant retired hurt on day one when taken off the field on a cart with his foot badly swollen, but he returned, limping, on day 2 to reach a half century.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — India’s Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the final test against England with a foot fracture.

India coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed Pant’s injury for the first time after the visitors salvaged a draw in the fourth test at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Pant retired hurt on day one when taken off the field on a cart with his foot badly swollen, but he returned, limping, on day 2 to reach a half century.

“It’s been declared that he’s out of the series, and one thing I want to say is that the character and the foundation of this team will be built on something Rishabh did for the team and for the country as well,” Gambhir said. “Any amount of praise is not enough for him, especially batting with a broken foot.

“I think the generations to come forward will talk about it and the generations coming forward should talk about it.”

Pant was injured when attempting a reverse sweep off Chris Woakes, and the ball deflected onto his right ankle and foot. The Indian National Cricket Team will miss his presence as he has been magnificent with the bat, scoring twin hundreds in the series opener in Leeds. He was Shubman Gill’s deputy and played a key role in DRS calls.