Regarding Pant’s ongoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) director Shyam Sharma said, Rishabh Pant is doing well. Although it is unlikely that Pant will feature in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, he is expected to make a comeback after the tournament. Sharma said, “He is responding adequately (to rehabilitation). He can recover (in terms of fitness) after the ODI World Cup (in October-November) and after being declared fully fit.” Will come out (from NCA) only later.” , whenever it happens.” After meeting Pant at the NCA in Bengaluru, Sharma expressed satisfaction over Pant’s progress.
DDCA Director Shisham Sharma visited NCA Bangalore to see Rishabh Pant undergoing rehab.
Rishabh is recovering fast and is expected to join Team India much earlier than our expectations – Shyam Sharma@ShyamSharmaAd @RishabhPant17 @BCCI @rohanjaitley @delhi_cricket pic.twitter.com/lcCM5QlRpE— Vaibhav Bhola __ (@VibhuBhola) 7 July 2023
In a tragic incident on December 30, 2022 at around 5:30 am, Pant miraculously survived a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway while on his way to his hometown, Roorkee. The accident happened between Mangalore and Narasan in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district when Pant’s Mercedes car hit the divider and caught fire.
Initially, Pant was taken to Saksham Hospital Multispeciality and Trauma Centre, and later shifted to Max Hospital in Dehradun. On 4 January, he was airlifted to Mumbai for right knee surgery and further treatment for multiple injuries at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri West.
Since April, Pant has been undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA, where he has progressed to walking without crutches and climbing stairs without assistance. Expressing satisfaction over Pant’s recovery, Sharma said, “His rehabilitation at the NCA is going very well. He is also doing a lot of exercise. I was at the NCA for about half an hour. He is getting all the work done.” Exercise involving walking, climbing stairs, and walking on soil or grass is also included.”
Pant’s rehab at the NCA is being supervised by physios S Rajinikanth and Tulsi Ram Yuvraj. Apart from Sharma, DDCA director Harish Singla also met the left-handed batsman at the NCA. Sharma said, “Specialists at NCA are taking care of him. The time I was at NCA, he was doing well. From a mental point of view, he was looking fit and fine. As such, I can say that Tiger is getting ready.” Is.” To roar back,” ending his remarks.
Pant, who made his international debut in February 2017, was last seen in action in December 2022 during India’s 2-0 Test series win over Bangladesh. He played an important inning of 93 runs in the second Test which ended on 25 December. India’s first innings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, contributing to their victory.