The heroics of an injured Rishabh Pant in the just concluded Old Trafford Test sent many down memory lane, recounting past instances of cricketers playing with serious injuries and through intense pain.

Colin Cowdrey, in 1963, walking out against the West Indies with a fractured forearm bandaged in heavy plaster, was mentioned. Anil Kumble, bowling with a broken jaw, wired up, in the West Indies, was another instance.

It was, however disappointing, to note that one of the bravest performances by another left-handed Indian batsman in a Test in England went unnoticed.  
On India’s 1959 tour, in the Lord’s Test, Nari Contractor, opening the batting, was struck in the rib cage by England’s lethal fast bowler, Brian Statham in only the second over.  The sound of two cracked ribs echoed around the ground.