Rishabh Pant’s comeback was fulfilled on Saturday when the left-hander strolled out to bat in the Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings match in Chandigarh in IPL 2024.
Rishabh Pant, aged 26, had suffered a life-threatening accident in December 2022. While he suffered multiple injuries on his body, the major ones were on his knees, for which he required three ligament operations. Pant, though, attained fitness before the time the doctors predicted and now is back on the field.
Earlier he was declared fit by the BCCI and immediately was confirmed to start the IPL 2024 and lead Delhi Capitals.
On Saturday afternoon, Rishabh Pant led Delhi Capitals against Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. He scored 18 runs in 13 balls with the help of two fours.
“Inspirational movies bahut dekhi hain par…”: Surykumar on Rishabh Pant’s comeback
It was the moment he walked out to bat that filled the hearts of everyone. Wishes came through on social media from all corners for Pant’s epic comeback. One special tweet came from Mumbai Indians star batsman Surykumar Yadav.
Always known to support his teammates and friends, Surykumar Yadav posted a heart-winning tweet on Rishabh Pant’s comeback.
Suryakumar tweeted: “Moment we all have been waiting for. Inspirational movies bahut dekhi hain par iss real life story ka koi tod nai 🙏🏻✊🏼🤗❤️
@RishabhPant17″
Moment we all have been waiting for. Inspirational movies bahut dekhi hain par iss real life story ka koi tod nai 🙏🏻✊🏼🤗❤️ @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/glmbtBBKOw
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) March 23, 2024
Meanwhile, talking about the match, Shikhar Dhawan, the PBKS captain won the toss and elected to bowl first. Delhi Capitals got a bumper start through David Warner and Mitchell Marsh. However, after the Aussie duo was dismissed, DC lost their way and finished with a middling under-par total. DC went from 74/1 to 147/8.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh
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