New Delhi . Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that even if Rishabh Pant is not physically fit to play in the tournament, he would prefer to have the left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman with him for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. On December 30, 25-year-old Pant had a narrow escape when his car crashed into a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway and caught fire. A horrific car accident took place between Mangalore and Narsan in Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand.
Pant was initially taken to Saksham Hospital Multispeciality and Trauma Center before being admitted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, for treatment of multiple injuries. On 4 January, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Pant would be shifted to Mumbai via an air ambulance for surgery and further treatment.
IPL captain Pant is now on a long road to recovery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Mumbai and is under the direct supervision of Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Head of the Center for Sports Medicine who is the Director of Arthroscopy and Shoulder Services.
He said, you cannot replace those players, it is clear. These players are not made just like that. We will have to see and we have options to replace him as wicketkeeper-batsman in the team.
He further said, I want him to sit next to me in the dugout in every match. Even if he is not really physically fit to play, we would love to have him with us. He is a great leader of the team, he has that attitude and smile and laugh as a captain, which we all love about him.
“If he is able to actually travel and be around the team, I want him to be sitting with me in the dugout every day of the week,” Ponting said on the ICC Review Show. I am definitely making sure, come mid-March when we get together in Delhi and proceed. If he is able to stay in our camp, I will keep him with me.
Pant’s return to cricket after making a full recovery from his multiple injuries is unclear as he is set to miss India’s four Tests against Australia at home for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting February 9 in Nagpur. are ready for.
Ponting believes Pant’s Test batting brilliance will be a huge loss not only for India but also for fans of the game, who will be hoping to replicate his 2021 batting prowess in Australia during the incredible 2-1 series win. Will be As of now, Pant is ranked seventh in the men’s Test batting rankings.
When he first started, we probably all thought he was going to be a better T20 and ODI batsman than a Test batsman, but it’s actually worked out the other way around. His Test cricket has been excellent.
Even the upcoming series against Australia, where there are four Test matches, he said. We know how he played against the Kangaroos last time in Australia. He was looking forward to that series.
Australia’s two-time ODI World Cup-winning captain Ponting revealed that he has been in touch with Pant for the past few days. I am absolutely in love with him, I have spoken to him over the phone in the last few days. It was a really scary time for everyone.
–IANS
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