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Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Monday, March 3 was nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards 2025. The Indian cricketer was nominated for the category ‘Comeback of the Year’ after he made a remarkable comeback to competitive cricket following a long injury layoff.
It is to be noted that Rishabh Pant survived a near fatal car crash on December 30, 2022. Following the accident, he took more than a year to return to competitive cricket as he returned during the 2024 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). He then was apart of India’s T20 World Cup winning squad and then continued to play in other national assignments.
Pant has been named alongside Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, American swimmer Caeleb Dressel, Swiss ski racer Lara Gut-Behrami, Spanish motorcycle racer Marc Marquez and Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmushave.
List of nominees for Laureus World Sports Awards 2025
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Tennis, Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) Athletics, Léon Marchand (France) Swimming, Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) Cycling, Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motor Racing.
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics, Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) Football, Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) Athletics, Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) Athletics, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Athletics, Aryna Sabalenka Tennis
Laureus World Team of the Year Award: FC Barcelona Women’s Team (Spain) Football, Boston Celtics (USA) Basketball, McLaren Formula One Team (UK) Formula One, Real Madrid (Spain) Football, Spain Men’s Football Team, USA Basketball Men’s National Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Julien Alfred (St Lucia) Athletics, Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) Football, Summer McIntosh (Canada) Swimming, Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) Athletics, Victor Wembanyama (France) Basketball, Lamine Yamal (Spain) Football
Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Rebeca Andrade (Brazil) Gymnastics, Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming, Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland) Alpine Skiing, Marc Márquez (Spain) Motor Cycling, Rishabh Pant (India) Cricket, Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Swimming
