'Tab tak koi permanantly kabja kar lega' - Fans worried as Rishabh Pant reported to be ruled out from international cricket for 18 months

In what it seems to be shocking and disappointing, things are not getting easy for the young Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant. Earlier, the medical team of the Indian Cricket Board cleared that the 25-year-old will be out of action from international cricket for the next six months.

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Now, the latest reports have learned something very alarming about the Delhi skipper in the Indian T20 League. A report in the News18 Cricketnext has understood that Pant might miss international cricket for the period of the next 18 months.

“We need to understand that he is a keeper so his movements – regular squatting, sideways movements and all – put a lot of loads on the knee. We can’t rush with it and it is going to take a lot of time,” said a reliable Indian Cricket Board source to the News18 Criciketnext. The source further added that Pant might miss next year’s 20-20 World Cup 2024 as well which is to be held in the USA.

The news has left cricket fans shocked and disappointed and they took to Twitter to express their concern over the same. Fans also wished a speedy recovery for the young southpaw.

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Here’s how fans reacted:

Tab tak koi permanantly kabja kar lega uska spot its like career over to him

— Anand (@anandxyz876) January 15, 2023

Please leave him alone. His life is saved by grace of god. It’s stupid to talk about him playing cricket now or after 1 year. Pray for his health n fitness.

— ईर बीर फत्ते (@faudaallaround) January 15, 2023

Next tweet rishab pant out of cricket at least 2 years he will miss champions trophy too 😢

— Yash gujjar (@Yashgujjar180) January 15, 2023

A single carelessness costed him his whole cricket career...it will be difficult to find his rhythm back 😔

— Sir Crayon (@_sir_crayon_) January 15, 2023

Wishing him Speedy recovery. Anyways he wouldn't also have been selected for T20 WC or if had then not so impactful one.

— P R A T I K. (@pratiknayak774) January 15, 2023

@RishabhPant17 brother you are Champion 💪🏻🤴
Get well Soon brother 🤞🤗

— Pramod_(SidHeart 🖤) (@Pramod_0804) January 15, 2023

Still I think he will recover before ODI world cup 2019 . 🥺🙏

— Virat18_Rishabh17 ( Aarohi ) (@Aarohi_pate1) January 15, 2023

Not career just year wait for his comeback

— Ayush Raut (@AyushRaut_07) January 15, 2023

Talking about Rishabh Pant’s accident, he was driving his luxury car from Delhi to Roorkee. The car crashed into a divider near the Narsan Border on the Delhi-Dehradun Highway. It all happened on the 30^th of December 2022. The cricketer was immediately rushed to Saksham Hospital in Roorkee before being referred to Max Hospital, Dehradun, and AIIMS, Rishikesh.

Eventually, he was airlifted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai for further treatment, especially of the knee injury under the supervision of the Indian Cricket Board’s official medical team.

A report in ESPNcricinfo has also learned that the Delhi batter has torn all three key ligaments of his knee. Two out of these three ligaments were repaired whereas the third ligament’s surgery is still awaited by the youngster.