In what would come as excellent news for Indian cricket lovers, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is about to be declared absolutely match to return to motion, former India captain and Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket, Sourav Ganguly stated on Saturday.
Ganguly revealed the most recent replace on Pant, who led the Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier than he suffered a horrific accident on December 31, 2022, and has not performed worldwide cricket since then, in an interview with a nationwide every day.
”He has accomplished every part to get match and that’s the rationale NCA will clear him,” stated Ganguly. Delhi Capitals is but to resolve whether or not Rishabh Pant or another person will captain the aspect in IPL 2024 starting on March 22.
Captaincy name after Rishabh Pant’s clearance by NCA
Ganguly stated they are going to watch for Pant to get health clearance from NCA on March 5 earlier than taking a name on captaincy.
”Let Rishabh get cleared on March 5 solely then we’ll discuss captaincy backups. We’re taking a cautious strategy with him as a result of he has a really lengthy profession forward of him.”
We do not wish to push him in pleasure. We’ll see how Rishabh reacts. He will likely be becoming a member of the camp as soon as NCA provides him the clearance. We’ll see match by match. We will not predict,” stated Ganguly on the difficulty of captaincy.
Pant has undergone a number of surgical procedures and in depth rehab to succeed in a stage the place he’s hoping to return to motion quickly.
Risbabh Pant unlikely to be wicketkeeper for DC
Nonetheless, Ganguly hinted that he will not be pushed instantly into wicketkeeping. ”As for wicketkeeping choices, there’s Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui has had an excellent season. There’s Shai Hope and Tristan Stubbs,” stated Ganguly within the interview with TOI.
Rishabh coming again match is a large addition for us. We hope he performs the complete season as a result of he’s a really particular participant. We have now labored on some home gamers who’ve accomplished effectively in all codecs, however Rishabh is essential,” stated Ganguly.