Rishabh Pant Health: Rishabh Pant’s injury was a major setback for India ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The wicketkeeper batsman sustained a horrific injury following a car crash on December 30 . As Pant continues his recovery from injury, former India captain Kapil Dev has shown some tough love towards the wicketkeeper. The former World Cup winning skipper said that Pant’s accident has the team in tatters. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Rishabh Pant Health: ‘I want to slap him’ – Former India captain Kapil Dev hopes Rishabh Pant’s recovery, calls for ‘tough love’ after wicket-keeper’s accident, says ‘His accident has the team in tatters’ – Check out
He said, ”I have a lot of love for him. I want him to recover so that I can go and slap him and tell him to look after himself. Because of your accident, the entire team is in tatters. I love him, but I am also angry at him. Why do such youngsters of today’s times make such mistakes? There should be a slap for it,”.
Kapil further went on to say, “First blessings, that he gets all the love in the world, may the almighty give him good health. First that, but after that, like parents have this responsibility to slap the children if they make mistakes,”
I may not have been able to thank everyone individually, but I must acknowledge these two heroes who helped me during my accident and ensured I got to the hospital safely. Rajat Kumar & Nishu Kumar, Thank you. I’ll be forever grateful and indebted 🙏♥️ pic.twitter.com/iUcg2tazIS
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) January 16, 2023
Rishabh Pant Health: ‘I want to slap him’ – Former India captain Kapil Dev hopes Rishabh Pant’s recovery, calls for ‘tough love’ after wicket-keeper’s accident, says ‘His accident has the team in tatters’ – Check out
Following the car accident in December last year, Rishabh Pant had undergone various surgeries to repair the damage to his body. On Tuesday Pant shared about his health on social media with a picture. The picture shows him sitting outside, getting to feel the fresh air again.
He wrote a caption which reflected the events that had taken place in his life for a couple of months. He wrote. “Never knew just able to sit out and breathe fresh air feels so blessed”.
Back in January, the wicket-keeper batsman posted a message for his fans thanking them for their support. He had written, “I am humbled and grateful for all the support and good wishes,” Pant wrote on Twitter. “I am glad to let you know that my surgery was a success. The road to recovery has begun and I am ready for the challenges ahead. Thank you to the @BCCI, @JayShah & government authorities for their incredible support.”
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“From the bottom of my heart, I also would like to thank all my fans, teammates, doctors and the physios for your kind words and encouragement. Looking forward to seeing you all on the field.”
Rishabh Pant Health: ‘I want to slap him’ – Former India captain Kapil Dev hopes Rishabh Pant’s recovery, calls for ‘tough love’ after wicket-keeper’s accident, says ‘His accident has the team in tatters’ – Check out
The last time India played Australia it was Pant’s heroics that won the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The wicketkeeper-batsman had scored an unbeaten 89 to guide India to victory in final Test at Gabba. With a place in the World Test Championship at stake, Indi would have loved to have Pant in the team. With Pant unavailable for the series, Former Australia greats believe that he will be the biggest miss for Team India.
India vs Australia Test series schedule
- IND vs AUS 1st Test: February 9-13 in Nagpur
- IND vs AUS 2ndTest: February 17-21 in Delhi
- IND vs AUS 3rd Test: March 1-5 in Dharamshala
- IND vs AUS 4th Test: March 9-13 in Ahmedabad
India Test squad for first two Tests: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
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