Overview

• Pant shared photos on Instagram and X of getting a haircut under a tree, recalling how he did the same as a child.
• He captioned the post in Hindi inviting followers to say if they had ever taken tree-side haircuts and to share their memories.
• Fans responded in large numbers with stories and pictures, turning the comments into a nostalgic thread.
• The post follows a bruising Manchester Test where he was struck on the foot by Chris Woakes, retired hurt on 37, returned to score 54, then missed the final Test at The Oval.
• He is currently sidelined with a leg injury from the England tour after a series in which he scored 479 runs in seven innings with two centuries and three fifties at an average of 68.42.