India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant injured in a car accident | Cricket News – Times of India
As per latest reports, he was shifted to the AIIMS hospital in Rishikesh and has suffered injuries on his forehead, back and legs.
“We are on our way to hospital. Rishabh is a fighter and he will overcome this soon. We got the news and now we all are rushing to the hospital,” said Pant’s sister when contacted by Timesofindia.com.
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Pictures from the accident site suggest the car crashed into the railing on the highway at high speed and caught fire. Pant could be seen on a hospital bed with his forehead heavily bandaged, while another pictures shows him being treated for serious bruises on his back.
“He himself was driving the car when it hit the divider on Delhi Narson border. He was immediately taken to Saksham Hospital but later shifted to Max Hospital in Dehradun for further treatment,” PTI quoted a source.
Pant is not part of India’s upcoming ODI and T20I series at home against Sri Lanka. He was due to leave for Bengaluru to be at the National Cricket Academy for a strength and conditioning programme.
Praying for Rishabh Pant. Thankfully he is out of danger. Wishing @RishabhPant17 a very speedy recovery. Get well soon Champ.
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“We are all concerned but thankfully he is stable. We at DDCA are keeping a tab and wish him a speedy recovery,” DDCA secretary Siddharth Sahib Singh said in a statement.
Pant has scored 2,271 runs in 33 Tests so far with the help of five hundreds and 11 fifties. He has also represented the country in 30 ODIs and 66 T20Is.
(With PTI inputs)
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