India keeper batter Rishabh Pant met with a deadly car accident and suffered multiple injuries back in December 2022. As per initial reports, it was stated that the Delhi-based player will require a minimum of 18 months to recover but then he worked hard and showed extreme discipline and dedication during his treatment. As a result, he started batting in the nets just eight months after the car crash.
According to the reports, the left-hand batter has no problem in facing 140kph-plus deliveries at the National Cricket Academy but then he is not fully fit to take part in professional cricket.
“Rishabh has been making a fine recovery. He has started to take on deliveries with speed excess to 140 kmph. We all are delighted with the way he has been crossing every hurdle in his recovery. He is keeping well. His next target will be to focus on larger and quicker body movements, which we aim to achieve in the next couple of months,” an NCA source told RevSportz.
Earlier, during the second Test match between India and West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad, Ishan Kishan was promoted to bat at number 4 and he ended up scoring 52 off 34 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Just after his innings, Ishan gave credit to Rishabh Pant who helped him with his bat position.
"I was at NCA before coming here. I was practicing there and Rishabh (Pant) was also there for his rehab. He just got a few points for me. He asked me, you know, the bat postion and everthing," he said after the day's play.
"So he just helped me with my bat position and everything. So, otherwise, I Think I also wanted someone to tell me a few things about my batting and it was a great time for him to come and chat with me. Really thankful for that," he added.