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Rishabh Pant was injured in a road accident in December last year.
He had knee surgery, from which he is recovering.
New Delhi. When will Rishabh Pant return to Team India? His fans are eagerly waiting to know the answer to this question. Pant was badly injured in a road accident in December last year. He had knee surgery. For this reason, he is not playing in the World Cup 2023, but Pant is recovering rapidly after the surgery and he has now started batting practice and there is an update regarding his return to Team India. India has to tour South Africa in December. Pant will not go on that tour with the Indian cricket team but can return from the series against Afghanistan in January next year.
Pant will have to do one thing before returning to Team India. He will have to play domestic cricket and regain his match fitness. Pant has been training at the National Cricket Academy for the last few months. The BCCI medical team is keeping an eye on his recovery. He last played on Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
A senior BCCI official told InsideSport, “It is too early to say anything about Pant’s return. It is good that he is batting in the nets but he still needs time to regain match fitness. For this, Pant will have to go back to domestic cricket and regain his confidence. Probably, if everything goes well, he may make a comeback against Afghanistan but it is not certain yet.”
Let us tell you that the domestic cricket season will start in India soon. The new season of Ranji Trophy will start with Vijay Hazare. In such a situation, Rishabh Pant can gain his match fitness by participating in any one of these two tournaments. If everything goes well, then Pant can make a comeback in the Indian team in the series against Afghanistan in January next year and if it does not happen, then he can make a comeback in the Test series against England or IPL 2024.
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Tags: India vs Afghanistan, Rishabh Pant, Team india
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 29, 2023, 10:24 IST
