Pant has been cleared to play aggressive cricket for the primary time since he sustained a number of accidents in a automobile crash on December 30, 2022.
India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is match to play within the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning this month after being critically harm in a automobile crash in 2022, the nation’s cricket board has mentioned.
After an intensive 14-month rehab and restoration course of, Pant “has now been declared match as a wicket-keeper batter” for the Twenty20 match, the Board of Management for Cricket in India mentioned in a press release posted on X.
🚨 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁:
After present process an intensive 14-month rehab and restoration course of, following a life-threatening street mishap on December thirtieth, 2022, @RishabhPant17 has now been declared match as a wicket-keeper batter for the upcoming #TATA @IPL 2024…
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 12, 2024
The 26-year-old performs for Delhi Capitals within the franchise match and is anticipated to take up wicketkeeping and batting duties when the 2024 season will get below method on March 22.
Delhi Capitals play their opening sport in opposition to Punjab Kings a day later.
Pant suffered a number of accidents in a automobile crash close to the city of Roorkee within the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on December 30, 2022. He suffered accidents on his head, again and leg, however managed to exit the automobile earlier than it caught hearth.
His final cricket outing got here throughout India’s Take a look at match in opposition to Bangladesh between December 22 and 25, 2022.
A profitable return to cricket might pave the way in which for his inclusion in India’s squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 within the Caribbean and america.
