# Pant out of fielding on Day 3, Morkel says ‘badly bruised’ 2026-08-25T11:05:24+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Rishabh Pant did not take the field on Day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, with Dhruv Jurel keeping wickets for India. Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel said Pant was 'badly bruised', providing a worrying update on the wicketkeeper-batter. Morkel did not disclose the exact nature of the injury or when Pant might return to the field. India are playing the second Test in Colombo. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both versions from sports.ndtv.com report the same facts: Pant is off the field and Morkel described him as 'badly bruised'. The coverage is straight reporting with no political or institutional slant. The concern is over the timing of the update, Morkel did not specify if the injury is minor or serious. Fans and selectors will watch for Pant's availability for the next match. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) Leads with the fact of Pant not fielding, no added framing - sports.ndtv.com (2) (neutral report) Leads with the coach's 'badly bruised' quote, still neutral This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T14:16:34+00:00. Tags: BCCI, Dhruv Jurel, India, Rishabh Pant, Sri Lanka Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-pant-misses-day-3-of-second-test-vs-sri-lanka/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-pant-misses-day-3-of-second-test-vs-sri-lanka/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/