Watch: Rishabh Pant Mania Hits Delhi Capitals, Batter Goes Berserk In Nets Ahead Of IPL 2024

15.03.2024 - 07:11 sports.ndtv.com

Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant sweated it out in the nets ahead of his much-anticipated return to competitive cricket with Delhi Capitals (DC) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.

Pant missed the IPL 2023 after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car accident on December 30, 2022. He even missed the ICC Cricket World Cup last year at home.

Delhi Capitals took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a video of Pant batting in the nets. In the video, Pant was seen smashing his trademark big hits, slog sweeps, reverse sweeps etc. "BattingHeaven.mp4.

Rishabh Pant is here and you will be here too, watching this on loop #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2024," said the caption of DC's post.

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