Rishabh Pant is poised to return to international cricket at the forthcoming 2024 T20 World Cup. The wicketkeeper-batsman recently made his competitive cricket comeback with Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
For those unaware, Pant suffered multiple injuries in a car accident in December 2022 and underwent numerous surgeries and extensive rehabilitation during a 15-month hiatus. The 26-year-old will now represent India for the first time since playing against Bangladesh in December 2022.
Pant currently ranks as the fourth-highest run-scorer in IPL 2024. The left-handed batsman has accumulated 398 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 158.56, including three half-centuries. He aims to maintain his excellent form in the T20 World Cup after missing out on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the ODI World Cup last year.
Users on X (formerly Twitter) expressed varied reactions to Rishabh Pant’s selection in the India squad for the T20 World Cup. One individual commented:
“Missed WTC final 2023, missed ODI World Cup 2023. Now it’s time for the comeback. What a story, from the horrific car accident to playing in a World Cup after 18 months – Rishabh Pant is back.โ
Another user joined the trend and commented: “From deadly accident to ICC world cup team , What a Journey Rishabh pant.โ
A user shared similar feelings with a video clip. Take a look:
Rishabh Pant is back ๐ท๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅต
What a comeback man inspiration for many ๐ซก๐๐ปโโ๏ธ @RishabhPant17 #T20WorldCup24 pic.twitter.com/oPuoSZg9f3โ Nani sai (@alwaysnanisai2) April 30, 2024
“No hate for Rishabh Pant but against quality bowling he is no lesser than a dancer,” wrote one user.
RISHABH PANT. WORLD CUP 2024. ๐ฎ๐ณ
โ Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 30, 2024
Me finding Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant and Rinku Singh in T20 World Cup team.
#T20WorldCup24 pic.twitter.com/V08bRDtDXYโ UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) April 30, 2024
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are the Wicketkeepers of Team India for T20 World Cup 2024…!!!!! pic.twitter.com/0lG3Bx58b1
โ Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) April 30, 2024
India’s T20 World Cup squad highlights:
– No KL Rahul.
– No Rinku Singh in main squad.
– No Ravi Bishnoi.
– Chahal and Samson part of the squad.
– Rishabh Pant returns to team India.
– Gill will be part of the reserves. pic.twitter.com/fY8DGrySKvโ Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 30, 2024
๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ซก
Rishabh Pant. Wicket-keeper. Team India ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ pic.twitter.com/729wZpkSlL
โ Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 30, 2024
– Missed WTC final 2023.
– Missed ODI World Cup 2023.Now it’s time for the comeback, What a story, from the horrific car accident to playing in a World Cup after 18 months – Rishabh Pant is back. ๐ pic.twitter.com/BGSm4eJXbE
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 30, 2024
Rishabh pant for this performance
And why not Rinku singh or ek world cup gya pr ke chakkar mai https://t.co/U0DeHwVXGa pic.twitter.com/2GqbLqirMKโ nitin kushwaha ๐ฎ๐ณ (@nitinkumar67525) April 30, 2024
In T20Is, Pant has gathered 987 runs in 56 innings at a strike rate of 126.37, which includes three half-centuries. During the 2022 T20 World Cup, he scored three and six runs in his two innings against Zimbabwe and England, respectively.
The lineup of Team India for the 2024 T20 World Cup:
Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves โ Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed, Rinku Singh, and Avesh Khan.
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