Team India is fully prepared for the third T20 against Afghanistan (IND vs AFG). Both the teams will compete against each other on January 17 at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. But before this match, the fans got a big surprise in the practice session. Rishabh Pant entered the practice session of Team India. Many videos and photos of Pant with Indian team players are going viral on social media.
Rishabh Pant became the victim of a horrific car accident while going home in late 2022. Due to serious injuries, he has been away from cricket for a year. However, there are speculations that Pant may return to the Delhi team in IPL 2024. But this has not been officially clarified yet. Even though Pant is out of Team India due to injury, he keeps meeting his teammates from time to time. Before the third T20 against Afghanistan, Pant met with the players of Team India in a practice session. Pant met Indian team’s young star Rinku Singh at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Apart from this, he was also seen having fun with Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant’s video is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Rishabh Pant with Team India
Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh are seen with Rishabh Pant in the video going viral on social media. This video is said to be of M Chinnaswamy Stadium only. Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant is currently in Bengaluru and is recovering from injury at the National Cricket Academy. In such a situation, he had come to meet his fellow players at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Last match played against Bangladesh
Rishabh Pant has been away from the cricket field since a car accident in last December 2022. India had achieved a 2-0 Test series win over Bangladesh in December 2022. Rishabh Pant became a part of Team India in this series. But after returning from the Bangladesh tour, Pant’s car met with an accident on the morning of 30 December. After this accident, the car caught fire and Pant was seriously injured in the accident. After this incident, Pant had surgery for ligament tear in his knee and ankle.
IPL may return in 2024
Rishabh Pant can return to the field from IPL 2024. He can also be seen captaining the Delhi Capitals franchise in the IPL 2024 season. He is expected to regain fitness before the upcoming IPL season. Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant has played cricket in all three formats for Team India. He has scored 2271 runs in 33 Test matches, 865 runs in 30 ODI matches and 987 runs in 66 T20 matches for India. He has 6 centuries to his name in all three formats.
