Delhi Capitals is currently playing its second game of IPL 2023 and their first game at their home ground at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday against the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. As DC is making its return to its home ground after a long gap of four years, they had a special guest in India’s young star — Rishabh Pant.
Our 13th Man, our #RP17 🫶#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2023 #DCvGTpic.twitter.com/M286lDUHfu
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 4, 2023
Rishabh Pant Made A Return To The Stadium
Indin keeper-batter and DC’s regular captain Rishabh Pant, who is still recovering from the multiple injuries that he suffered during a tragic accident last year in December, made his first public appearance.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Pant was seen arriving at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi to watch Delhi Capitals’ first home match of the season. Pant made his way to the stands at the stadium with the support of crutches. He can be seen wearing a white t-shirt and black shades as he was greeted by the fans at the stadium.
Pant had a heavy strapping on his legs as he has got injuries on his legs. Fans present in the stadium couldn’t keep calm as Pant arrived at the stadium and greeted the fans.
Fans Gave A Big Tribute To Pant
To make his arrival more special for him, Delhi Capitals fans paid a huge tribute to him as they carried a big banner with a message that read:
“RP 17 We Miss You”
Check out the Tweets:
#𝙍𝙋17 vibes 𝙖𝙩 𝙌𝙞𝙡𝙖 𝙆𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖 😍
Definitely feels like home 🫶#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2023 #DCvGT pic.twitter.com/c5kYimcTNh
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 4, 2023
How we missed these scenes of #DcToli taking over #QilaKotla 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2023 #DCvGT pic.twitter.com/WLLIicPaco
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 4, 2023
Pant’s car accident
Pant survived a horrific accident in the early hours of December 30, 2022, as he was driving his own car on his way to visit his mother and celebrate the new year with her. However, he collided with a divider, flipped multiple times, and caught fire. With the help of some locals, Pant managed to escape the car before it burst into flames.
After getting the initial treatment at a local hospital in Roorkee, Pant was airlifted to Mumbai, where he underwent surgery on his knee.
Rishabh Pant is recovering from multiple injuries and will miss out on a considerable period of time because of the same. He was ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, the ongoing Indian Premier League, and will miss the upcoming ODI World Cup as well.
