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Rishabh Pant, India's superstar wicketkeeper-batter, made a remarkable recovery after a horrific car crash on December 30, 2022. While traveling to his hometown in Roorkee, Rishabh Pant's car collided with a divider and caught fire. Thankfully, two local individuals intervened and rescued Pant from the burning vehicle before summoning medical assistance. The two individuals, who were identified as Rajat and Nishu, promptly called an ambulance for Pant and saved his life. Pant, certainly owes his life to them. The serious car accident near Roorkee, Uttarakhand, resulted in a ligament tear in Pant's right knee and cuts on his forehead. The 26-year-old cricketer was also sidelined from competitive cricket for over a year due to the injuries sustained in the accident.
Rishabh Pant's special gift for his life saviours
After recovering from his injuries, Rishabh Pant expressed gratitude to his rescuers, Rajat and Nishu, through a heartfelt Instagram post. Pant also gifted his life saviours scooters as a token of his gratitude.
In an interview with 7 Cricket, Rajat and Nishu revealed that the scooters had Pant's name imprinted on them.
Rishabh Pant made a remarkable return to cricket in the 2024 IPL, emerging as the leading run-scorer for his team. His impressive performance earned him a spot in the Indian T20 World Cup squad.
Pant played a crucial role in India's T20 World Cup victory. He then made successful returns to ODI and Test cricket. His Test comeback was particularly noteworthy, highlighted by a century against Bangladesh and strong performances in the series against New Zealand. Rishabh Pant is currently busy playing the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth against Australia. In the first innings of the match at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Pant played a crucial knock for India. Facing a challenging situation where most Indian batters struggled, Pant displayed resilience and determination. He scored 37 runs off 78 balls, including three boundaries and a six. His innings was instrumental in India's total of 150 runs. In reply, Australia were folded for mere 104 runs. As of Day 2, India are dominating Australia with a 218-run lead after KL Rahul (62) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (90) helped the hosts post 172 runs on the board without losing any wicket.
