Rishabh Pant injury update: Approval will be received from NCA on March 5

India's star batsman Rishabh Pant is almost ready to make a comeback in professional cricket. The 26-year-old Pant suffered multiple injuries after a horrific car accident on December 30, 2022, and following this, he had to undergo multiple surgeries. For this reason, he has been out of IPL 2023, Asia Cup and ODI World Cup.

Rishabh Pant injury update: Rishabh Pant is all set to make his comeback in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he can be seen leading Delhi Capitals throughout the season. According to DC mentor Sourav Ganguly, the National Cricket Academy (NCA) may approve Pant on March 5, after which the cricketer can join the Delhi Capitals camp here.

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Rishabh Pant's fitness test will be held in NCA on March 5

The former India captain clarified that the team management does not want to put any kind of pressure on him and will take things slowly with Pant as he is a very important part of the team. Ganguly also said that if Pant is not fit for some matches, there are other players available who can lead the team and pointed out that if Pant is not fit then Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope and Tristan One of the stubs can do wicketkeeping.

Approval will be received from NCA on March 5 “He has done everything to be fit and that is why the NCA will give him clearance,” Sourav Ganguly was quoted as saying by Times of India. “Let Rishabh get the clearance on March 5, only then we can decide on the captaincy backup.” Will talk about. We are taking a cautious approach with him because he has a very long career ahead of him.' We don't want to rush into anything with him.

The former captain further said, “We will see how Rishabh reacts. He will join the camp after getting approval from NCA. We will take it match by match. We can't predict, Kumar is sharp as far as wicketkeeping options are concerned. Ricky Bhui has had a very good season. There are Shai Hope and Tristan Stubbs who can fill that role.

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