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Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, who is set to make his Test comeback after a life-threatening accident, received praise from a WWE legend and Hall of Famer. Pant was a part of India B squad in the Duleep Trophy and he, received his India call as BCCI announced a 16-man squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, set to begin on September 19. Ahead of his highly-anticipated Test comeback, Pant garnered appreciation from WWE legend and Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff .
The General Manager of WWE RAW branded Pant as a “deadly combination” of “discipline and commitment”. Notably, Pant met a fatal accident at the end of December 2023, which kept him out of action for more than a year. But with his resilience, he made his comeback sooner than expected, which garnered him praise from cricketing fans across the globe. Recently, Bischoff took to X and shared a tweet talking about Pant’s comeback. He tweeted, “Discipline and commitment. Deadly combination. Good luck @RishabhPant17 !”
He loves his cricket, he’s a winner: Ricky Ponting lauds Rishabh Pant
Former Australian great Ricky Ponting labelled Rishabh Pant as a winner and added that what he has done for Indian cricket in such a short span is a testament of his greatness. Ponting said on Sky Sports, “We’ve all seen him play and heard him in the stump mic, he’s an infectious character to have around the group. He loves his cricket, he’s a winner, that’s what he is. He doesn’t just play to make a few runs and be out there for the fun of it. He must have 4 or 5 Test hundreds already and he’s got about nine 90s as well. (MS) Dhoni played for 120 Tests (90) and made 3 or 4 hundreds (6), this is how good this guy (Pant) is. He’s a serious cricketer.”
The former Aussie captain also spoke about Pant’s comeback and said, “It’s a remarkable comeback. If you can see even his leg now and listen to the stories he tells about what he confronted during his car accident, just the mental scarring that comes with that but the physical side and the rehab he went through, I didn’t think he would play in last year’s IPL.”
