Following the completion of the IPL 2024 auction, former Indian captain MS Dhoni was spotted playing (pickleball or tennis) with Rishabh Pant in Dubai. Pant was at the auction with the Delhi Capitals (DC) and raised the paddle many times throughout the bidding.
As his health progresses, he is expected to return to action as the captain of the DC side during IPL 2024. Pant has been out all year owing to injuries sustained in a car accident last December. The southpaw is now undergoing rehabilitation and will return to the field next season.
MS Dhoni was in Dubai but did not attend the auction with representatives from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). A fan took to X and posted a video showing Dhoni and Pant having a good time in Dubai. The couple can be seen in the footage playing what appears to be tennis. However, several web users mistook it for pickleball.
You may see the video here:
“Feeling much better”- Rishabh Pant on his health condition
An update on Rishabh Pant’s health was provided in a recent video that the Delhi Capitals posted. Comparing the circumstances from a few months ago, the 26-year-old disclosed that he was feeling considerably better. He expressed:
“Feeling much better, given what I was doing few months ago. I’m still on recovery to 100 percent but hopefully in few months time I will be able to do it, It has been really amazing, because whenever we play cricket, we feel no one loves us because there is always pressure. “
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant added:
“Actually it is a bit of hard time, but I got to know atleast people love us, they respect us and the kind of appreciation and the kind of concern I would say people have shown, I think it was heartfelt for me.”
Rishabh Pant
Regarding the fans’ encouragement and best wishes, he continued:
“It means a lot as an individual when you are going through a very rough time. If your supporters show you love, then it means a lot, and it really helps in recovery.”
Rishabh Pant