Team India's star wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been away from cricket after suffering multiple injuries in a near-fatal car accident on December 30, last year. The DC skipper keeps posting photos and videos on social media for his fans, keeping them updated about his health, on his road to recovery.
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Pant's latest post on his official Instagram handle shows him taking small steps inside a swimming pool with help of a crutch. “Grateful for small thing, big things And everything in between,” the 25-year-old player wrote in the caption of video he posted on Instagram.
"Keep it going, Panty," wrote ex-India head coach Ravi Shastri. Pant's teammate Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, wrote, "Nice met. #17." The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also shared Pant's video, writing, "More power to you champ."
Rishabh Pant was traveling to his hometown in Uttarakhand from Delhi when his car met with a horrific accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on December 30, last year. For initial treatment, Pant was taken to a nearby hospital in Dehradun before being airlifted to Mumbai.
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Pant may soon undergo surgery as all three ligaments in his right knee have been affected. The injuries could not only keep him out of this year's IPL but could also jeopardize his participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
Delhi Capitals (DC) will kick off their IPL 2023 campaign on April 1 with a match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Pant was supposed to captain Delhi in IPL this year but he is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in a car crash. In his absence, Australia's senior opener David Warner is expected to lead the franchise in IPL, this season.