Rishabh Pant, who is set to get back in the saddle in the IPL in the not so distant future, can play the T20 World Cup for India “on the off chance that he can keep [wicket],” said BCCI secretary Jay Shah. Pant has been down and out since a horrendous fender bender in December 2022.
“He is batting great, he is keeping great. We will proclaim him fit very soon,” Shah told PTI. “In the event that he can play the T20 World Cup for us, that will be something major for us. He is a major resource for us. On the off chance that he can keep, he can play the World Cup. We should perceive how he does in the IPL.”
The mishap had left Pant with a serious right knee injury that expected a tendon recreation medical procedure other than a cracked wrist and lower leg.
His lead trainer at Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting, had proactively said that Pant would play the IPL. Last month, Capitals’ co-proprietor Parth Jindal told ESPNcricinfo that Pant “has begun his wicketkeeping”. Jindal likewise said Pant was “liable to be completely fit for the IPL” and that he anticipated that Pant should “lead from match one”.
Shami expected to be back in the not so distant future
Quick bowler Mohammed Shami, who is recovering from a lower leg medical procedure, is supposed to get back in the saddle during the home Test series against Bangladesh in the not so distant future, Shah said. Shami went through a medical procedure on his right Achilles ligament in London in February.
Shami missed the five-match Test series against Britain, and will likewise sit out of the IPL. He last played for India in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where he was a champion entertainer. India will have Bangladesh for two Tests and three T20 internationals in September.
“Shami’s a medical procedure is finished; he is back in India,” Shah said. “Shami’s return is reasonable for the home series against Bangladesh. KL Rahul required an infusion, he has begun recovery and is at the NCA.”
Rahul missed the last four Trial of the Britain series in the wake of whining of torment in his right quadriceps. He is supposed to show up for Lucknow Super Goliaths in the IPL, having gone through treatment in London. Nonetheless, it is perceived that Rahul actually anticipating leeway to join Super Goliaths.