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The date December 30, 2023, marks a year to the day when the Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was involved in a horrific car accident, sustaining multiple injuries which have kept him out of professional cricket since then. To remember that fateful night positively, Delhi Capitals shared a tribute video for Rishabh Pant, documenting his road to recovery.
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Rishabh Pant has been able to recover better than initially expected after undergoing multiple surgeries on his right knee for ligament tears, apart from getting treated for other injuries. Over the past year, he joined Delhi Capitals during their IPL 2023 campaign in the summer before sitting on the table for the auction for them this winter in preparation for the next season of the tournament in 2024.
The majority of the time Rishabh Pant on his road to recovery has been spent at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he celebrated his 26th birthday with his Indian teammates on October 4 of this year. Moreover, Sourav Ganguly, the Director of Cricket for Delhi Capitals, has recently stated that Rishabh Pant is in good form, and is slated to return to professional cricket in the IPL next year.
Watch the Delhi Capitals tribute video for Rishabh Pant here:
The tribute video from Delhi Capitals spoke about how every day for Rishabh Pant since his accident has been “nothing but full of gratitude, belief, self-care, hard work and a never-give-up approach towards making a roaring comeback in the game that runs thick through his veins”. They also looked forward to “seeing the unorthodox, audacious, live-by-the-sword Rishabh Pant 2.0 in action very soon”.
