BCCI to Shift Rishabh Pant to Mumbai Hospital in an Air Ambulance For Further Treatment

Last Update: January 04, 2023, 15:10 IST

Rishabh Pant had an accident last week.  (AFP photo)

Rishabh Pant had an accident last week. (AFP photo)

Rishabh Pant will undergo surgery and subsequent ligament rupture and will be monitored by the BCCI medical team

Rishabh Pant will be shifted out of the private medical facility in Dehradun where he was admitted following an accident last week and taken to Mumbai in an air ambulance to continue his treatment. Pant was driving on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday when his car hit the divider.

control board for Cricket in India All necessary arrangements have been made for the transfer of India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant to Mumbai, the BCCI said in a media release on Wednesday.

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It added, “Rishabh will be brought to Mumbai by air ambulance.”

After being taken to a local medical facility for emergency treatment, Pant was taken to Max Hospital in Dehradun on 30 December after sustaining multiple injuries in the accident.

He will be admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute and will be under the direct supervision of Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Head – Center for Medical Research. Play Medical, and Director – Arthroscopy and Shoulder Services at the hospital,” the BCCI said.

The 25-year-old will undergo surgery and post-procedures for the ligament tear and will be monitored by the BCCI medical team during his recovery and rehabilitation.

“The board will make every effort to aid and expedite the recovery process of Rishabh and provide him all possible support during this period,” the statement said.

Shyam Sharma, the director of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), had earlier revealed that the wicketkeeper-batsman will continue his treatment in Mumbai.

All his tests (including MRI) will be there and he will be very well taken care of. God willing, everything will be fine,” Sharma said.

Earlier reports claimed that Pant had fallen asleep which led to the accident, but later, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the car crashed after the cricketer tried to avoid a pothole on the highway. Went.

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