Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and former captain Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that talented wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will not be able to play in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and his absence will definitely hurt his Indian Premier League side. Will impress – Delhi Capitals (DC).
However, Pant is undergoing treatment at the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, and needs three to four more months to recover from his ligament injury. Meanwhile, the IPL 2023 season is all set to begin in the last week of March, where Pant is the captain of the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, and reports suggest that if he is unable to play in the upcoming season, Australian David Warner may step down. Even as captain.
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“It will take time to recover. There is nothing we can do. It is an accident. He is just 23 years old. He has got plenty of time. Rishabh Pant will not be available for IPL. I am in touch with DC. It is a great IPL will happen. We will do well. Pant’s injury will affect DC,” Sourav Ganguly told reporters in Kolkata.
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On the other hand, Sourav Ganguly is likely to join DC as the director of cricket after stepping down as BCCI president last year. Pant (25) met with an accident on December 30 when his car rammed into a divider while driving alone on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. He managed to get out of the car before it caught fire. He was shifted to a private hospital in Dehradun and after that, the BCCI decided to take him to Mumbai to continue his treatment.
In a recent statement, the BCCI said, “Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, torn ligaments in his right knee and also injuries to his right wrist, ankle, toe and bruises on his back.” “