In a positive sign, star wicketkeeper-batter cricketer Rishabh Pant has indicated he’s rearing full match fitness after showing up for a batting practice session at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium before Indian cricket team arrived at the venue for their training session for the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan slated for Wednesday.
Pant faced throwdowns from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Staff during the nets session that lasted around 20 minutes.
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After unfurling a few drives and a nudges here and there, Pant then linked up with the India cricketers and chatted with them.
He also had a chat with Indian team’s side-arm specialist Raghu before proceeding to meet the likes of Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh among others, according to a report by news agency PTI.
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Pant has been undergoing recovery at the NCA after a horrible car accident in December 2022, an accident that forced him to have ligament reconstruction surgeries.
Pant is expected to return to action during the IPL 2024 as he has been named as Delhi Capitals captain.
The 26-year-old had attended the Capitals camp in November last year, besides being present at the franchise’s auction table at Dubai in December.
Sourav Ganguly, the Capitals’ director of cricket, too had exuded confidence in Pant’s return in this year’s IPL.
“He’s (Pant) good now. He will play in the IPL next season. There’s still time for him to get down to practice. By January (2024), he’ll get even better,” Ganguly had said during the DC camp at Jadavpur University Salt Lake Campus.
Pant’s last appearance for India was in a Test match against Bangladesh at Mirpur in December 2022.
Meanwhile, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) felicitated the Cooch Behar Trophy U19 team members on Tuesday with India head coach Rahul Dravid meeting the budding players.
Karnataka won the event on Monday by virtue of their first innings lead over Mumbai.
With PTI Inputs
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