Rishabh Pant all set to make his comeback after horrific car accident, will return for IPL 2024

Indian player Rishabh Pant, who survived a horrific car accident last year, will reportedly return to competitive cricket during the IPL 2024 season. According to reports, Rishabh Pant is targeting the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League to make his comeback after being away from the game for over a year. 

3 things you need to know

• Rishabh Pant was involved in a car accident in December last year
• Pant was traveling in a Mercedes car when he met with the crash
• He was rushed to the hospital with severe wounds all over his body

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Rishabh Pant to make his comeback during IPL 2024: Report

According to a report on RevSportz, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is expected to play for his franchise Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. However, it is being reported that Pant might don a different hat in the upcoming season and may have to give up on the captaincy for the time being. Pant will likely serve as an impact player for Delhi Capitals in the 2024 season. The impact player rule was introduced in the IPL during the previous edition. 

Rishabh Pant last played competitive cricket back in December 2022. It was a Test match against Bangladesh in Mirpur. After the accident, Pant was rushed to the nearest hospital with multiple wounds all over his body. He was later shifted to Mumbai for further treatment. Currently, the 25-year-old is undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

Rishabh Pant was handed the captaincy of Delhi Capitals in 2021 after regular skipper Shreyas Iyer got injured. Pant was supposed to captain only for the 2021 season of the IPL and then Iyer was expected to take over. However, Delhi Capitals management later decided they wanted to keep Pant as permanent captain, resulting in Iyer leaving the franchise.