NEW DELHI: After recovering from a near-fatal car accident a yr in the past, “field workplace” cricketer Rishabh Pant is anticipated to make a profitable comeback in 2024, in accordance with former England captain Nasser Hussain.
Pant was in a horrible automotive accident on a tragic December night time in 2022. Since then, the wicketkeeper batter has superior considerably, and it’s anticipated that he’ll play cricket once more earlier than the T20 World Cup within the USA and the West Indies.
“That was such a critical accident. The entire world held its breath and it has been a gradual restoration,” Hussain was quoted as saying by the ICC.
“You comply with on social media, on my cellphone and the preliminary first strolling steps to then scenes within the fitness center after which scenes of him taking part in a little bit of cricket, scenes of him with Ricky (Ponting).
“I travelled with Ricky in the summertime within the Ashes, and Ricky was texting him ‘how’s the progress coming alongside’, and he’s a field workplace cricketer.”
KL Rahul, who took over for Pant throughout his absence, carried out admirably at the newest ODI World Cup, amassing 452 runs at a mean of 75.33.
“India have accomplished properly with out him (Pant) as KL has are available in and been good in all codecs,” Hussain famous.
“They’re going to proceed to be good. They’re fortunate to have each of them, however Rishabh Pant, earlier than his damage, was field workplace, and hopefully after his damage, can be field workplace as properly.”
Pant was in a horrible automotive accident on a tragic December night time in 2022. Since then, the wicketkeeper batter has superior considerably, and it’s anticipated that he’ll play cricket once more earlier than the T20 World Cup within the USA and the West Indies.
“That was such a critical accident. The entire world held its breath and it has been a gradual restoration,” Hussain was quoted as saying by the ICC.
“You comply with on social media, on my cellphone and the preliminary first strolling steps to then scenes within the fitness center after which scenes of him taking part in a little bit of cricket, scenes of him with Ricky (Ponting).
“I travelled with Ricky in the summertime within the Ashes, and Ricky was texting him ‘how’s the progress coming alongside’, and he’s a field workplace cricketer.”
KL Rahul, who took over for Pant throughout his absence, carried out admirably at the newest ODI World Cup, amassing 452 runs at a mean of 75.33.
“India have accomplished properly with out him (Pant) as KL has are available in and been good in all codecs,” Hussain famous.
“They’re going to proceed to be good. They’re fortunate to have each of them, however Rishabh Pant, earlier than his damage, was field workplace, and hopefully after his damage, can be field workplace as properly.”
Moreover, Hussain focused younger opener Shubman Gill to enhance in Check cricket.
“He (Gill) had an excellent three quarters, or 9 tenths of 2023. You have to have discovered a lot having the likes of Rohit Sharma on the different finish,” Hussain stated.
“He simply fell away perhaps on the finish. Perhaps that sickness, you recognize, simply obtained to him a bit of bit, and he is shaped simply in a month. We take it far too quick once we’re within the broadcasting world.
“He is an excellent expertise, and he will be the following sensation for India for years to come back. So, hopefully, he’ll have an excellent 2024.”
(With PTI inputs)
