Rishabh Pant, the wicket-keeper for Team India, celebrated his 26th birthday on October 4. Unfortunately, he’s currently sidelined as he’s in the midst of rehabilitation following a car accident that occurred in December of the previous year.
Following the accident, Pant received medical care in a hospital and underwent surgery. After recuperating at home for a couple of weeks, he proceeded to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore to initiate his rehabilitation program under the supervision of BCCI personnel.
The left-handed player is making good progress in his recovery, although the precise schedule for his return remains uncertain.
On his birthday, Rishabh Pant marked the occasion alongside his Delhi Capitals (DC) teammates, Prithvi Shaw and Axar Patel, who are similarly at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) due to fitness concerns.
Shaw and Axar added a festive touch by playfully smearing cake on Pant’s face. You can view the video of Pant’s birthday festivities below:
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Rishabh Pant backed him to the T in the IPL: Abhinav Mukund on Kuldeep Yadav’s white-ball cricket comeback
Abhinav Mukund acknowledged Rishabh Pant for supporting Kuldeep Yadav in the IPL as the captain of Delhi Capitals in 2022. According to Mukund, Kuldeep’s opportunities in the IPL, especially after facing benching and being released by KKR, can be credited to Rishabh Pant.
“It’s Rishabh Pant, he was the guy who backed him to the T in the IPL in terms of giving him the comeback. He (Kuldeep) was not sought after in terms of the IPL at that point.”
”Pant actually backed him and gave him that run to give him confidence. Kuldeep owes a lot to Rishabh in terms of getting him back on track.”
Regarding the changes Kuldeep made in his bowling, Mukund went on to say:
“He has worked on his bowling a lot. He has changed his run-up, he was more angular when he started out. He has become a lot straighter.”
”That means he is getting into the stride much faster than he was which is enabling him to bowl that flatter trajectory. He is looking like a dream bowler right now, he is looking very, very good.”
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