The hypothesis round who will lead the Delhi Capitals within the new Indian Premier League season was put to mattress by the franchise on Tuesday once they named Rishabh Pant their captain for the upcoming season.
In a video shared by the franchise which was captioned, “COMEBACK DONE NOW WELCOME BACK, CAPTAIN RISHABH PANT,” the captaincy resolution was confirmed. Final 12 months, the Capitals had been led by David Warner and completed ninth within the league.
Pant was out of motion for 14 months after struggling a horrific automotive accident in December 2022.
COMEBACK DONE 👉🏼 NOW WELCOME BACK, CAPTAIN RISHABH PANT 💙❤️#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/wN7xDgLW31
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 19, 2024
“We’re delighted to welcome Rishabh again as our captain. Grit and fearlessness have at all times dictated his model of cricket, and never surprisingly, even his highway to restoration. I can’t wait to see him stroll our workforce out as soon as once more as we look ahead to a brand new season with renewed ardour, vigour and enthusiasm,” stated DC chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal in a media launch.
Pant, who final featured in a aggressive recreation in December 2022, performed some follow video games and will likely be obtainable for Delhi Capitals’ opening match in opposition to Punjab Kings at Mohali which is scheduled for March 23, with the T20 World Cup on the horizon as effectively.
The 26-year-old took 14 months to recuperate earlier than being licensed as match by the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA).
“I really feel very near regular,” he conceded in a video shared by the BCCI.
In one other video, the batter was seen again in follow within the nets during which he was seen training lofted pictures on the leg-side and a reverse-sweep.
The near-fatal accident close to Roorkee, Uttarakhand had left Pant with a ligament tear in his proper knee and two cuts on his brow and the 26-year-old has remained out of aggressive cricket motion since.
“First time in my life I felt like my time on this world was up. In the course of the accident, I used to be conscious of the injuries, however I used to be fortunate because it might have been much more severe. I used to be feeling that somebody saved me.” Pant had advised Star Sports activities.
I requested the physician how lengthy will it take for me to recuperate, and he stated it could take 16-18 months. I knew I needed to work exhausting to chop this restoration time,” he had added.