While posting photos from the recently ended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction in Dubai, Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant expressed thanks to the franchise’s fans. He stated on social media in a special greeting to DC fans, “your energy fuels our journey.”
Pant, who hasn’t played since sustaining several injuries in a vehicle accident at the end of the previous year, went to the IPL auction alongside team director Sourav Ganguly and head coach Ricky Ponting. On social media, images and videos of him attending the event in Dubai went viral.
Pant came to Instagram on Thursday, December 21, to post some images from the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai. He shared photos with DC supporters as well as a number of sweet photos with coach Ponting.
The photographs were shared by the keeper-batter with the caption:
“Auction vibes! Grateful to connect with the amazing @delhicapitals supporters at IPL auction. Your energy fuels our journey.”
Rishabh Pant
Aside from the auction, Pant was also seen playing pickleball with MS Dhoni in Dubai, a video of which went popular on social media.
“Lucky to be alive” – Rishabh Pant reflects on horrific accident
Rishabh Pant spoke out about his life following his horrible vehicle accident at the end of last year ahead of the auction in Dubai. He stated in an interview with iplt20.com that things had been difficult, but that his recuperation was going well.
“The kind of accident I had, [I’m] lucky to be alive. I think it was very challenging, especially the first part I would say more from a physical point of view because in the starting there was a lot of pain to be endured. But just looking at the journey till now, I think it’s been going really well from a recovery point of view. I felt like I couldn’t face people and all, and I felt like I had to do something which gives me confidence.”
“Yes, it’s a hard time but I came to know people love us, respect us and the kind of appreciation and concern people have shown over a period of time because of my injury, it was heartfelt, crazy for me, because it means a lot as an individual when you’re going through a very rough time,” the keeper-batter added, while acknowledging the support of fans during his tough phase.
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant has appeared in 98 IPL games, amassing 2838 runs at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of 147.97 with 115 fifties.