What did Rishabh Pant say to the media and fans after scoring his first half-century after returning from the accident?


Pant has returned to IPL after 14 months since the accident in December 2022.

Rishabh Pant, IPL 2024 (Photo Source X) (2)

The 13th match of IPL 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 31, in which Delhi won by 20 runs. For all the fans who were watching this match in the stadium and on TV, this match was like a dream. This is because after almost a year, he saw the explosive batting of the country’s favorite Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni. The best thing was that both the players played this innings in the same match and hit sixes and fours for their respective teams.

Delhi batted first and the pair of David Warner-Prithvi Shaw scored 93 runs in 10 overs. When Rishabh Pant came to the crease, it took time for him to settle down. He scored 23 runs at a slightly slow pace but scored 28 runs in the last 9 balls of his innings with the help of sixes and fours. But as soon as his half-century was completed, Pant became the victim of Mathisha Pathirana in the same over in which he was hitting him for sixes and fours. He faced 32 balls and played a brilliant inning of 51 runs with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.

Pant has returned to IPL after 14 months after the accident in December 2022 and after such a long time, he scored a half-century with his bat, which brought tears to the eyes of the fans, even if their favorite roared like a lion. Has hit and has indicated his return.

Did Rishabh Pant believe in himself?

Rishabh Pant hit a six with one hand off the ball of Mustafizur Rahman in the 18th over of Delhi’s innings. Fans like his way of hitting sixes with one hand and that is why Pant is famous. After the match, Pant said that he had waited for a long time to hit his trademark shot. He also said that he already believed that he would make a strong comeback and dominate the bowlers like before.

When Pant was asked if, like the rest of the cricket world, he too was waiting to see himself hit a six with one hand, he said, “One and a half years.”

They said, “I haven’t played much cricket, but I believe I can change matches. This is something I’ve built my life on. Still continuing to learn as a cricketer.”

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