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Rishabh Pant, a famous Indian wicketkeeper batsman, narrowly avoided dying when his car flipped in the early hours of December 30, 2022, on the Delhi-Dehradun route. The disaster happened while the Delhi Capitals captain was driving sleepily and hit the barrier while his route to meet his mother in Roorkee. Rishabh Pant managed to flee the burning and damaged vehicle with only minor injuries, which is nothing short of a miracle. Sushil Kumar, the bus conductor for Haryana Roadways, and Paramjit arrived at Pant's rescue at this time. Sushil Kumar revealed in a conversation with The Times of India that Pant asked him to call his mother as soon as he found him lying in a pool of blood. "Please contact my mother," Pant said, gesturing to his smashed smartphone that was lying in front of his wrecked car.

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“I didn’t want to leave that person (Pant) alone in that state. I did try to look into the car and found no one else. There was a lot of blood coming out from his forehead and legs. Her mother’s phone was off," Sushil further said. He revealed further that a bus passenger had pointed out Pant after he initially failed to recognise him because he did not follow cricket at all. "One of the passengers on the bus came, saw the injured man and said. Yeh to cricketer Rishabh Pant hai. I hardly watch cricket. I don’t know who plays cricket for India. I just know Sachin (Tendulkar) and (MS) Dhoni. Whether he is a cricketer or a millionaire, I just wanted to help and save a life," added the Haryana Roadways bus driver.

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“There was some money scattered on the road. I picked all of it and put it in his (Pant’s) pocket. I told him ‘theek ho jaoge, dhyan rakhna’ (you will be fine, take care). He wanted to say something, but couldn’t. He tried waving his hand towards me, wanting to say thanks," he added. Rishabh Pant is currently receiving treatment at Max Hospitals in Dehra Dun for minor wounds and a ruptured ligament that are expected to keep him out indefinitely. Pant is reportedly going to miss the entire IPL 2023 as well as the forthcoming India-Australia series.

02 January 2023
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LIVE Rishabh Pant Health Update: Hardik Pandya opens up on accident

"What happened was unfortunate. Our love, prayers with him. He's important player for team. We need to evaluate. In his absence, others will get opportunity. A huge difference when he's not part."

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Health Update: Rajat and Nishu who saved Pant's life visit India cricketer

Rajat and Nishu, the two persons who took star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to the hospital, visited the India southpaw at the Max Hospital in Dehradun on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Rajat detailed how they saved Pant and took him to the hospital. "We saw him first and his condition was serious. We provided him help. A driver named Sushil and a bus conductor dialled 108 to call for help. We did not know who he was, but for the sake of humanity, we covered his body with clothes so as to save his life. We sent him to Saksham Hospital in an ambulance," Rajat told ANI.

 

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Health Update: Ishan Kishan reacts

Ishan Kishan, another Indian wicket-keeper, was made aware of Pant's injuries during a game by spectators as the cricket community as a whole and the fans prayed for his rapid recovery. Kishan was actually taken aback when he learned about Pant's mishap.

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Health Update: Kapil Dev says THIS

“It’s a lesson. When I was a budding cricketer, I had to face a motorcycle accident. From that day my brother did not even let me touch the motorcycle. I am thankful to God that Rishabh Panth is safe.Yes… you have a great-speed car, but you have to be careful. You can easily afford a driver, you don’t need to drive alone. I understand that one has hobbies or passions for such things, it is normal at one’s age, but you also have responsibilities. Only you can take care of yourself. You have to decide things for yourself."

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Rishabh Pant Accident: David Warner to be new Delhi Capitals captain?

Australia opener David Warner, who played his 100th Test last week, is the favourite to become the new Delhi Capitals captain for IPL 2023 season with Rishabh Pant almost certainly out for 3 to 6 months. “Pant will take at least three to six months to recover from ligament injury. And if it’s severe, he may take more time. Further evaluation can be based on his detailed injury report,” Dr Qamar Azam head of sports injury department at AIIMS-Rishikesh told TOI.

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Rishabh Pant Health: Delhi Capitals captain set to miss IPL 2023

Delhi Capitals skipper and Team India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will surely be sidelined from IPL 2023. The BCCI medical team will only start to assess the ligament tear in his knee once he has recovered from his external injuries. Pant has been shifted to private suite at Max Hospital in Dehradun to avoid risk of infection.

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Rishabh Pant Health: Wicketkeeper moved to private suite at Max Hospital, Dehradun

Team India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been moved to a private suite from the ICU at the Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he is being treated after an accident on December 30.

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Rishabh Pant Accident: Ishan Kishan is SHOCKED

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Rishabh Pant Health: Flood of visitors not giving keeper 'time to rest'

Rishabh Pant has been admitted at the Max Hospital in Dehradun since December 30 after his major car crash. A huge flood of visitors at the hospital is not giving the Indian wicketkeeper enough time to rest.

A medical team member taking care of Pant's treatment told TOI on Sunday, "It is important that Rishabh gets sufficient time to rest, not just physically but mentally too. He is still in pain due to the injuries sustained in the accident. He has to speak to visitors, which drains his energy that should be preserved for faster recovery. People planning to visit him should avoid it for now and let him rest."

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Rishabh Pant accident: DDCA officials concerned over 'chances of infection'

India wicketkeeper Risbhabh Pant’s mother Saroj Pant and his sister Sakshi, who arrived from London on Saturday morning, are with him at the hospital. Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher also visited him, adding to DDCA’s concerns about his well-being. 

“Those who are going to meet Pant should avoid, as there are chances of infection. There should be no VIP movement to meet Pant, and people visiting him should avoid it as there are chances of infection for Pant,” DDCA director Shyam Sharma told ANI.

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Rishabh Pant Health: Prayers for Indian wicketkeeper

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Rishabh Pant Accident: NHAI repairing 'potholes' on highway

After claims that the major car accident of Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, in which he had a narrow escape, happened when he was trying to avoid a pothole and not because he dozed off at the wheel, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have reportedly filled the potholes near the accident spot in the early hours of Sunday (January 1).

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: DDCA official confirms how car crashed

Shyam Sharma, director of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA), who visited Rishabh Pant on Saturday at the hospital, disclosed that the cricketer was attempting to avoid a pothole when the accident happened on Friday morning. "Pant is steady and making a good recovery. Doctors at this hospital communicate with those from the BCCI. If he needs to be moved somewhere else for the greatest care, BCCI will decide. When the incident occurred, Pant said he attempted to avoid a pothole."

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: CM reveals how Pant got into accident

"One of the passengers on the bus came, saw the injured man and said. Yeh to cricketer Rishabh Pant hai. I hardly watch cricket. I don’t know who plays cricket for India. I just know Sachin (Tendulkar) and (MS) Dhoni. Whether he is a cricketer or a millionaire, I just wanted to help and save a life."

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: Reason behind accident revealed

Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, met cricketer Rishabh Pant on Sunday at the Max Hospital in Dehradun. On December 30, while en route from Delhi to Roorkee, the 25-year-old batsman was involved in an accident after his Mercedes car lost control. According to the Chief Minister, Pant's health has significantly improved. During the discussion, Pant emphasised that a pothole or other black object on the road was what caused the accident.

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: Why was Pant going home?

India star cricketer Rishabh Pant was on his way to surprise his mother ahead of New Year when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, Dr Sushil Nagar of the Saksham Hospital, where he was rushed to, has revealed. Pant escaped the near-fatal accident on Friday with burn injuries among others that will require plastic surgeries and he could be airlifted to Delhi if required. Nagar revealed that the player was headed home to pay the surprise visit to his mother and was returning from Delhi to Roorkee when his car collided with the divider on the Narsan border near Hammadpur Jhal around 5.30 am.

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: Rishabh Pant was DRUNK while driving?

Cops' arguement is that if Pant were drunk, how could he drive 200 km from Delhi till the accident site. Earlier, the police had said that Pant had dozed off while driving and lost the control of the car. 

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If Pant does not make the cut, the selectors have a big task of replacing Pant, who is one of the best players for India in the format and is the reason why India have won so much abroad and at home. As per the same report, there are three names which have already started to do the rounds. They are KS Bharat, Upendra Yadav and Ishan Kishan.

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: Rishabh undergoes 'Plastic Surgery'

"There are no immediate plans to shift him anywhere as his condition has improved substantially since yesterday,' said Umesh Kumar who has been constantly with the family at the Max Hospital. "A plastic surgery on his forehead had been performed on Friday itself. Its first dressing was also done today," he said

 

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LIVE Rishabh Pant Injury Updates: 'He can get INFECTED if...'

After a horrible car accident two days, Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been getting treatment at the Max Hospital in Dehradun. Over there, the hospital is treating him for various injuries while Pant has also undergone several CT scans and X-Rays. His MRI scan update is awaited which will determine how severe are his injuries and when he can return to the cricket field. DDCA official Shyam Sharma is not too happy with visitors and VIP movement in the hospital since Pant landed there after the accident. From local MLAs to Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor reached the hospital to know his well-being.