"Baby Steps...": Prithvi Shaw's Special Message As Delhi Capitals Wish Rishabh Pant Speedy Recovery

04.04.2023 - 13:37 sports.ndtv.com

Delhi Capitals are set to play their first home match in Indian Premier League 2023 against Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.

Delhi Capitals' regular skipper Rishabh Pant will support his team playing their first home match from the stands as he is not playing this season due to injuries he sustained in the car accident that he met with last year.

Ahead of their clash against defending champions Gujarat Titans, the Delhi Capitals squad sent a special heartfelt message to Pant in a video posted by the IPL Twitter handle.

While Pant is recovering from his sustained injury, his teammates made a small video to wish him a speedy recovery and join the field fast.

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After getting their first win of IPL 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals are all set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next clash on Monday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The David Warner are currently at the bottom of the points table with only one win out of six games. Inconsistent batting performance made the team struggle during the low run-chase of 128 against KKR. As opener Prithvi Shaw has failed to deliver a strong performance in the season, there are chances that the team might call back Sarfaraz Khan into the Playing XI.

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Rishabh Pant Is Back! Delhi Capitals Star Attends Practice Ahead Of IPL 2023 Clash vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - See Pic

Rishabh Pant attended Delhi Capitals' practice at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the picture has already gone viral on social media. In the picture, Pant could be seen having a chat with Axar Patel at the sidelines. Pant was ruled out of the tournament due to injures he suffered in a car accident and the wicket-keeper batsman was replaced by David Warner as the skipper of the franchise. Ahead of the tournament, head coach Ricky Ponting made it clear that Pant will still be a big part of the side and the team even had his jersey on top of the dugout as a show of respect.

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