Rishabh Pant's recent car accident shook the cricket community, and the 25-year-old has since received messages and prayers from teammates and players from other teams.
In the early hours of Saturday, December 28, news of the accident quickly spread through social media.
Ishan Kishan, who was playing for Jharkhand, Jamshedpur against Services in the 2022/23 Ranji Trophy match, was told by many fans about the news as he took selfies with a few at the boundary. The Indian international was visibly taken aback upon hearing the news. "Rishabh Pant ka car accident hogya," one of the fans told him.
Ishan Kishan scored 13 runs in both his innings in the four-day match as Jharkhand won their group stage by nine wickets.
On Friday, Pant's plan to surprise his mother ahead of the new year turned into a horrific accident when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway.
The cricketer was rushed to Saksham Hospital near Roorkee, where the 25-year-old was diagnosed with a ligament tear on his knee, although he did not have a fracture.
Pant was not part of the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka beginning on January 3. He was supposed to join the NCA in Bengaluru for a strength and conditioning programme ahead of February's Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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