Team India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is doing hard yards in the gym to get himself ready for the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
The left-handed player has been absent for over 12 months after sustaining severe injuries in an automobile collision in December 2022. He plans to make his eagerly awaited return to cricket during the 2024 IPL tournament.
Pant will be Delhi capital turn a captain in this edition but the question still remains whether will he be at the job of keeping the wickets this time. He took to his official Instagram page on Tuesday (February 27) with a set of videos to show how a typical day of training looked like.
Watch the video below:
“Maybe he won’t be the usual Rishabh Pant that we are used to seeing” – Sunil Gavaskar ahead of IPL2024
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar voiced anticipation to see Rishabh Pant’s return. Yet the legendary player warned fans against overblown hopes, as Pant recovers from a long absence.
Sunil Gavaskar was reported by the Times of India as saying this when interacting with IIM students at a Star Sports event in Ranchi.
“He certainly has the ability to think on his feet. If he gets back to full fitness, the reins of (Delhi Capitals) captaincy should be handed over to him. Let’s stay hopeful. This season is the first of his coming back to full fitness. Let’s not rush him into doing something that there will be a setback. Knee plays a pivotal role in batting as well as keeping – which, of course, he may not do initially.”
Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar continued:
“Maybe he won’t be the usual Rishabh Pant that we are used to seeing. I’m also a big fan of him. For me, the most important thing is that he should be healthy like before so that he can come and entertain us. It will be very difficult for him and it will take some time for him to get that batting fluency. But good that he has started training.”
Sunil Gavaskar
The Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2024 season will begin on March 23 with a match against the Punjab Kings at Mohali.