India, July 27 -- The mystery around Rishabh Pant batting on the final day of the Manchester Test deepened after the wicketkeeper-batter arrived at Old Trafford on crutches. The southpaw arrived at the venue one hour after play resumed on Day 5 of the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had earlier confirmed that the left-handed batter would come out in the middle on the final day as India look to survive and play out a draw.

However, Pant's arrival at the stadium on crutches leaves a lot of ambiguity, and one needs to wait to see whether Pant comes out to bat if the need arises.

Rishabh Pant was also spotted wearing a moon boot as he entered the stadium to watch his teammates fight it out ...