DC vs GT, IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals regular captain Rishabh Pant is likely to come and watch the team’s first home game against Gujarat Titans from Arun Jaitley Stadium stands. He might also sit in the dug-out if the franchise can secure requisite permission from the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). “Rishabh has always been an integral part of DC. There is a high possibility that he will be present for the season’s first home game against GT on Tuesday. He will definitely be in the team owner’s box but if ACSU allows, he might also sit for some time in the team dug-out,” an IPL source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Pant met with a horrific car accident last December which has ruled him out of competitive cricket for a considerable period of time. He has undergone a surgery on his right knee and is currently doing his rehabilitation.
BCCI unhappy with DC’s jersey gesture
In the opening game against Lucknow Super Giants, the DC team had hung their skipper’s jersey No. 17 on the roof of the dug-out as a gesture that he is “always with the team in spirit”.
However, an IPL source told PTI that it has been made clear from the BCCI’s end that such a gesture seemed a “bit over the top” and was at one level “uncalled for”.
“It seemed a bit over the top. Such a gesture is reserved in case of ultimate tragedy or retirement. In this case, it was neither. Rishabh is well and truly on his way to recovery faster than one expected. So while it was done with a noble intention, it is learnt that BCCI has politely told the franchise to avoid such gesture in future,” the IPL source said.
It was head coach Ricky Ponting’s idea to display Pant’s jersey from the dug-out.
Pant’s jersey No 17 on every jersey in one game
Delhi Capitals will be wearing Rishabh Pant’s jersey number in one of the IPL matches. (Source – PTI)
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“Every season, DC wears a different jersey during one particular game. In that game, everyone will have Pant’s jersey number inscribed on their jerseys. However there is specific rule for logo and it will be a small inscription in one corner,” the source said.
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