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Rishabh Pant, who is set to make his long-awaited comeback in the IPL later this month, can play the T20 World Cup for India “if he can keep [wicket],” said BCCI secretary Jay Shah. Pant has been out of action since a horrific car accident in December 2022.
He is batting well, he is keeping well. We will declare him fit very soon,” Shah told PTI. “If he can play the T20 World Cup for us, that will be a big thing for us. He is a big asset for us. If he can keep, he can play the World Cup. Let’s see how he does in the IPL.”
The accident had left Pant with a severe right knee injury that required a ligament reconstruction surgery besides a fractured wrist and ankle.
His head coach at Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting, had already said that Pant would play the IPL. Last month, Capitals’ co-owner Parth Jindal told ESPNcricinfo that Pant “has started his wicketkeeping”. Jindal also said Pant was “likely to be fully fit for the IPL” and that he expected Pant to “lead from match one”.
Source – bcci
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