Team India and its devoted following are eagerly awaiting the return of its young wicketkeeper batsman as Rishabh Pant continues to recover from an injury that forced him to sit out. Videos of Pant’s training and rehabilitation have been well received, however there is no set timetable for the 25-year-old’s comeback. Pant was involved in a near-fatal vehicle accident on December 30, 2022, which resulted in multiple injuries. Pant faces a tight deadline to fully recover before the ICC releases the schedule for the World Cup 2023 in India later this year, even though the possibilities don’t look great. However, Pant has continued to train despite this. Pant has made significant progress since he was confined to a bed.
Pant’s injuries have ruled him out of the IPL, the World Test Championship final and is set to miss a lot more. However, the one thing he is grateful for is his second innings, which Pant embarked upon after surviving the crash on the Delhi-Roorkie highway. And on Wednesday, Pant took to Instagram and updated his bio with a brand-new piece of information. “Second D.O.B – 05/01/23,” it said, referring to the date as his second birth, almost a week after the accident. Pant’s official date of birth of course remains October 4, 1997.
After being initially treated at Saksham Hospital in Roorkie and then MAX, Dehradun, Pant was airlifted to Mumbai where he underwent a successful knee ligament surgery. Pant had torn all three key ligaments in his knee, two of which were reconstructed early and the third after six weeks. After initially expected to miss most of 2023, it was reported that Pant’s recovery was progressing faster than expected. He hit the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru where Pant was pain free but the strength and mobility in his lower body remained a concern.
Thankfully, from walking in crutches, Pant has made amazing recovery to now walk around freely albeit with a knee cap. Over the course of his recovery, Pant has expressed gratitude to those who saved his life, coming to the cricketer’s rescue in the nick of time, thus preventing any life-threatening injuries that he could have suffered. As part of his recovery at the NCA, Rishabh Pant is made to try out as many physical activities as possible ranging from swimming, aqua-therapy and table tennis. He recently posted a picture on Instagram with teammates KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal, raising hopes of a miraculous quick recovery.
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