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Rishabh Pant reached Mumbai via airlift on Wednesday. (AFP photo)
According to a report, Rishabh Pant will not be able to play in the limited overs series against New Zealand. australia test and complete ipl 2023
India cricketer Rishabh Pant was reportedly brought from Dehradun to Mumbai for knee ligament surgery. With surgery being the primary reason, the BCCI also wanted its own medical panel to conduct a full-body MRI scan of the cricketer as a precautionary measure.
Additionally, the steady inflow of visitors to the private hospital in Dehradun, where Pant was admitted after the accident, is also one of the reasons why the BCCI has ordered an air ambulance to shift the 25-year-old to Mumbai’s Kokilayan Dhiruhai Ambani Hospital. approved.
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Indian Express reports Pant’s ligament injury is similar India All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had to suffer last year.
While there is no certainty as to when the wicketkeeper-batsman will be back to play competitive cricket, a source quoted by the publication revealed that the real target could be early June when the ICC finals take place. world Test Championship is to be played.
“Every player’s body is different but looking at his (Pant’s) reports, our doctors say that the ligament injury is like Jadeja’s. As per reports from Dehradun, we are told that Pant will require surgery at the earliest. It seems that he will take more than four months to recover.
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“The final of the World Test Championship is in England in June. So if India qualifies for that, realistically, that’s what we are aiming for,” the official said.
India is still in the race to make it to the finals of the championship.
Meanwhile, Pant was transferred only after board secretary Jay Shah spoke to the cricketer’s family.
“BCCI secretary Jay Shah spoke to Rishabh’s mother and explained to her that it would be best for him if the BCCI medical team treats him in Mumbai. Once the family was with us, we arranged for an air ambulance to bring her to Mumbai,” claimed the source.
Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car rammed into a divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday morning (December 30).
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