India goalkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant expected to miss most of cricket in 2023
Post Date – 11:25 PM, Sat – 1/14/23
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New Delhi: India goalkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is expected to miss most of cricket in 2023 after tearing three key ligaments in his right knee.
A report from ESPNCricinfo says Panter miraculously survived a horrific car crash on Dec. 30 that tore three key ligaments in his right knee, two of which were most recently operated on on Jan. 6. Reconstruction of the middle ligament, while reconstruction of the third torn ligament is expected six weeks later.
“All three ligaments of the knee — the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament, which are necessary for movement and stability — were torn in Panter’s case.”
“It is understood that both the PCL and MCL were reconstructed during the most recent surgery. Panter will need to undergo another operation to rebuild his ACL, but doctors will wait at least six weeks before proceeding,” the report said .
As such, Pant is in danger of missing at least six months, which could affect his chances of returning to fitness and participating in the 2023 ODI World Cup scheduled for October-November in India.
Pant, 25, suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway at around 5.30am on December 30 and caught fire. The horrific crash happened between Manglaur and Narsan in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand.
Pant was initially admitted to the Multispecialty and Trauma Center at Saksham Hospital and then to Max Hospital in Dehradun. He was driving alone in his Mercedes on his way from New Delhi to his hometown of Roorkee.
On January 4, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that Pant will be transferred by air ambulance from Dehradun to Mumbai for surgery and further treatment, where he is currently under the direct supervision of Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Head of Center Kokilaben, Andheri West, Mumbai Doctor of Sports Medicine and Director of Arthroscopy and Shoulder Services at Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.
The BCCI’s first medical report, hours after the crash on Dec. 30, said that in addition to a torn ligament in his right knee, Panter suffered two wounds to his forehead, abrasions to his right wrist, ankle and toes, in addition to back abrasions. Injuried.
Later that night, a medical bulletin said MRI results of Panter’s brain and spine were normal. It added that Panter also underwent plastic surgery to treat injuries, lacerations and abrasions to his face.
The report also said doctors had not given a firm timeline for how long Pant would need to return to cricket training. It added that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and selectors had concluded that the wicketkeeper-batter would be out for at least six months.
It means Pant, who captains Delhi Capitals, will miss the White Ball series against New Zealand, four Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests and three ODIs against Australia, IPL 2023, if India take part in the World Test Championship (WTC) in June. ) final makes it a title conflict.
In his absence, KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan were the goalkeeper choices for the first two Tests against Australia. Bharat and Ishan are also listed as reserved options for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand from January 18. Ishan and Jitesh Sharma are reserved options for T20Is against New Zealand, following the ODI series.
Pant, who made his international cricket debut in February 2017, was part of the India Test squad that beat Bangladesh in a 2-0 series in Dhaka in December 2022. In that match, which ended on December 25, he struck the winning strike for 93 in the first innings of the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
