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WATCH: ‘Nervous’ Rishabh Pant signals he’s back with moment of magic behind stumps | Ipl News

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Rishabh Pant’s comeback to the crease after more than a year on the sidelines ended in just 13 balls after the Delhi Capitals captain perished in the 13th over while trying to attempt a ramp shot against Harshal Patel. The pace of the ball from Patel deceived Pant, who ended up offering an easy catch at backward point. The Delhi Capitals went on to lose their IPL 2024 opener by four wickets against the Punjab Kings at the new Mullanpur Stadium. Pant’s comeback after 454 days “Personally, I was pretty nervous but you have to go through this when you enter the field. This isn’t the first time being nervous, but happy about my return overall. I think we had a par score, but because we were one bowler short because of an injury, can’t do much about it. The wicket played as we expected to play, can’t make excuses. We will learn from it but having one bowler short is never good. But while Pant’s batting comeback had ended with him furiously trudging off …

MS Dhoni effect: What Rishabh Pant learnt from former India captain about building bonds with teammates | Ipl News

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s influence over Indian cricket is well-known. Multiple cricketers have spoken out about how they have been inspired by the boy who came from a small city like Ranchi and went on to become a colossus of Indian cricket. Rishabh Pant — who will captain the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 — has now revealed how Dhoni has influenced his captaincy style. While talking about his relationship with MS Dhoni with Jio Cinema, Pant said: “I am learning from him that one-on-one interactions are different from those on the phone. The transfer of energy is more important. You can’t build that connection on phone.” Chennai Super Kings star MS Dhoni. (Instagram) Pant’s comments came on a day that Dhoni relinquished CSK captaincy. Pant started borrowing bats from Raina Rishabh Pant also opened up about how former India cricketer Suresh Raina had consoled him after he got lost his wicket for 97 runs (off just 43 balls) against Gujarat Lions (GL) in the 2017 edition of IPL. “Sanju (Samson) was at the crease when …

IPL 2024: Ricky Ponting on Rishabh Pant’s comeback – ‘He’s very confident he’ll play every game, but…’ | Cricket News

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Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that Rishabh Pant is ‘very confident’ of featuring for the franchise in the 2024 edition of Indian Premier League, as the wicketkeeper batter makes his comeback from a horrific accident in December 2022. But the former Australian captain added that he wasn’t entirely sure if Pant will be able to keep wickets, and that if they are able to manage him through the tournament, whatever they get from him will be a bonus. “Rishabh is very confident that he’s going to be right to play,” Ponting said on Wednesday to reporters after being unveiled as MLC franchise Washington Freedom’s coach. “In what capacity we’re not quite sure yet. You would have seen all the social-media stuff, he’s up and about and running well. But in saying that, we’re only six weeks away from the first game as well. So we’re not sure if we’ll get wicketkeeping out of him this year. But I’ll guarantee if I asked him now he’ll say, ‘I’m playing every game, I’m keeping every …

Rishabh Pant shares grim detail about his car accident: ‘There was a possibility of amputation, that is when I felt scared’ | Cricket News

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It’s been more than a year since Rishabh Pant last donned the Indian colors. Having played a major role in India’s Test series win against Bangladesh, Pant’s career was put to a halt following his car accident late in 2022. Having torn a ligament in his right knee and taken two cuts to his forehead, Pant concedes that in the immediate aftermath of the accident, his injuries looked even grim. “If there was any nerve damage, there was a possibility of amputation. That is when I felt scared,” Pant told Star Sports on the segment titled ‘Believe – To death & back’. “I had taken an SUV, but what I was seeing was a sedan,” Pant recollected the mangled state of his vehicle. “It was the first time I had such a feeling in life. At the time of the accident, I was aware of the wounds, but I was lucky as it could have been even more serious.” Pant has been undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore and optimistic of …