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

14.04.2023 - 14:25 sports.ndtv.com

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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Rishabh Pant's road to recovery has been an inspiring one as the wicketkeeper-batter is giving his all to get back to form. Pant has been out of action due to the injuries he sustained in the car accident that he met with in December last year. He was ruled out of the ongoing edition of the IPL and in his absence, David Warner was appointed as the captain of Delhi Capitals. Pant has been keeping his fans and the loved ones updated about his recovery and health with his posts on the social media.

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