Last Update: January 11, 2023, 08:13 AM IST
Rishabh Pant is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai. (AP Photo)
Rishabh Pant was involved in an accident last month after which he suffered multiple injuries.
east India Captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that Rishabh Pant will not be available for IPL 2023 as he is recovering from a horrific card accident in which he suffered multiple injuries. Pant was brought from Dehradun to a hospital in Mumbai last week ahead of his knee surgery.
With Pant leading Delhi Capitals in the IPL, reports are surfacing that they might turn to Australian David Warner to take over the captaincy role, in case the wicketkeeper-batsman is missing in the upcoming season.
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“Rishabh Pant will not be available for IPL. I am in association with Delhi Capitals. It will be a great IPL (for the team), we will do well but Rishabh Pant’s injury will affect Delhi Capitals.” sports today,
Pant is undergoing treatment at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital and reportedly, his ligament injury may take three-four months to heal. IPL 2023 is expected to start in the last week of March.
Meanwhile, Ganguly will be expected to join DC as director of cricket after stepping down as BCCI president last year.
Pant, 25, was driving on the Delhi-Dehradun highway when his car rammed into a divider on December 30. He was pulled out of the vehicle before it caught fire.
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After emergency care at a local facility, he was shifted to a private hospital in Dehradun before the BCCI decided to fly him to Mumbai to continue his treatment.
In a statement last week, the BCCI said, “Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, torn ligaments in his right knee and also injuries to his right wrist, ankle, toe and bruises on his back.” “
According to a report, Pant’s main target is to be fit in time for the ODIs World Cup which is to be held in India later this year.
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