"I Am Lucky To Be Alive": Rishabh Pant On Near Fatal Car Crash, Enduring Pain And More

Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant was injured in a near-fatal accident about a year ago after his car met with a crash on the Delhi-Roorkee highway. Pant somehow escaped from the burning car, thanks to the timely help given by a passerby. A few months away from making an on-field return, Pant will be with the Delhi Capitals franchise as the bosses take to the auction table ahead of the 2024 season. As Pant continued to work on his recovery, he opened up on the car crash, admitting that he is lucky to be alive today.

"The kind of accident I had I am lucky to be alive. The first part of recovery was so challenging with lots of pain but now recovery is going well," Pant said in a video posted by the IPL on social media.

"More from a physical point of view because in the starting there was a lot of pain to be endured. But just looking forward to the journey till now. I think it's been going really well from a recovery point of view," he said.

"I felt like I couldn't face people and all, and I felt like I had to do something which gives me confidence and I wanted to support my team at the same time because I've been playing for them. I love my team all the way, so I wanted to show my support even in the worst times. So that was the idea and I think it's part of the recovery process," said Pant.

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Presenting Rishabh Pant who's going to be on the #DC auction table for the first time EVER

P.S - We are so happy to see Rishabh BACK #IPL | @RishabhPant17 | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/4j6TWIrZsf

Pant will be sitting at the auction table with the Delhi Capitals bosses, becoming the first active player to do so. While there still remains a sense of suspense over his on-field return, Pant