Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant shocked the cricketing world when he went on to change the bio of his Instagram handle. The 25-year old southpaw who is currently recovering from his injuries at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru decided to make a change on his bio where he revealed that 5th January 2023 is his second birthday.
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Now the question is why such a change? On 31st December of 2022 while traveling to his hometown Rourkee, Rishabh Pant met with a dangerous accident where his car crashed with a road divider. He was immediately rushed to local hospitals before being airlifted from Dehradun to Mumbai.
It was in Mumbai where he underwent his first successful operation out of the multiple surgeries that he had over the past 6 months. Now reflecting back on the incident, Pant has claimed that 5th January 2023 is his second birthday.
Following his surgeries, Rishabh Pant has been progressing well in the NCA and reports claim that his recovery is happening at a much faster rate than was anticipated. However, the destructive southpaw faces a race against time to be fit for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023. With a little over 3 months remaining for the mega tournament, it remains to be seen if Pant can recover in time.
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It was a major ordeal for the young wicketkeeping batter who underwent 3 ligament surgeries on his knee. He was first admitted to a local hospital in Rourkee and then admitted to a hospital in Dehradun following which he was taken to Mumbai where he underwent 3 successful surgeries.
In the accident, Pant tore all 3 of his ligaments and had 2 ligaments reconstructed and the third one later after 6 weeks from the initial surgery. Pant continues his progress at the NCA as he occasionally continues sharing his updates on social media.
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