India’s wicketkeeper Pant suffers multiple injuries in car crash

India’s wicketkeeper Pant suffers multiple injuries in car crash

The cricketeer’s vehicle collided with a divider and caught fire.

India’s Rishabh Pant during the second day of the test match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Dec 23. (AP pic)
HARIDWAR:
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been hospitalised after being involved in a car accident, his Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Friday.

The Hindustan Times reported that Pant’s car collided with a divider on the road and caught fire. He suffered injuries to his head, back, and leg, multiple reports in Indian media said.

His IPL team Delhi Capitals said the crash was in the northern state of Uttarakhand.

“Rishabh Pant met with an accident between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district,” they said in a tweet.
“He has now been shifted to a hospital in Dehradun after receiving primary treatment in a hospital in Roorkee.”

The team did not give details on the 25-year-old’s injuries.

“Praying for Rishabh Pant. Thankfully, he is out of danger,” former national team batsman VVS Laxman said on Twitter.

Pant was part of the test squad that sealed a 2-0 series victory over Bangladesh this month. He was not named in India’s Twenty20 and ODI squads for matches against Sri Lanka next month.

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