DEHRADUN: Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is undergoing treatment at Dehradun’s Max Hospital after crashing his car into divider railings on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday.
A medical bulletin issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in coordination with Max Hospital doctors stated, “Pant has suffered two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee along with injuries on his right wrist, ankle, toe and back.”
A medical team member attending to the cricketer told TOI: “His condition is being monitored by Dr Gaurav Gupta of the orthopaedics department. Pant is stable, not suffering from any life-threatening injury. His mother is with him in the hospital.”
Speaking on the severity of Pant’s injuries, Dr Qamar Azam, who looks after sports injury department at AIIMS-Rishikesh, said, “Pant will take at least three to six months to recover from the ligament injury. And if it’s severe, he may take more time. Further evaluation can be based on his detailed injury report.”
This puts a serious question mark over Pant’s availability for the home Test series against Australia, starting February 9. He has been a vital cog in India’s successful run in Tests in the past two years.
He is also likely to miss the IPL where he captains his franchise, Delhi Capitals.
Pant was part of the Indian cricket team that had won the Test series against Bangladesh 2-0 earlier this month.
