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Pant has been cleared to play aggressive cricket for the primary time since struggling a number of accidents in a automotive accident on December 30, 2022.
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is match to play within the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning this month after being severely injured in a automotive accident in 2022, the nation's cricket board has mentioned.
Following a 14-month intensive rehabilitation and restoration course of, Pant “has been declared match as a wicket-keeper batsman” for the Twenty20 event, the Board of Management for Cricket in India mentioned in an announcement posted on Twitter.
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After present process an intensive 14-month rehabilitation and restoration course of following a deadly street accident on December 30, 2022, @rishabhpant17 Now he has been declared match as a wicketkeeper batsman for the upcoming matches. #Bye @IPL 2024…
– BCCI (@BCCI) 12 March 2024
The 26-year-old performs for Delhi Capitals within the franchise event and is predicted to take up the wicketkeeping and batting duties when the 2024 season begins on March 22.
Delhi Capitals will play its first match in opposition to Punjab Kings a day later.
Pant suffered a number of accidents in a automotive accident close to Roorkee metropolis within the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on December 30, 2022. He suffered accidents to his head, again and legs, however managed to get out of the automotive earlier than it caught fireplace.
His final cricket innings got here throughout India's Take a look at match in opposition to Bangladesh between December 22 and 25, 2022.
A profitable comeback to cricket might pave the way in which for his inclusion in India's squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 within the Caribbean and the US.