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Star Indian Cricketer Rishabh Pant Severely Injured in Car Crash
Star Indian Cricketer Rishabh Pant Severely Injured in Car Crash
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Rishabh Pant, a key member of the Indian cricket team, is currently on a break after being left out of the squad for next month's series against Sri Lanka. 30.12.2022, Sputnik India
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Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was severely injured following a car crash on the Delhi-Dehradun highway Friday morning. According to the Uttarakhand Police, the accident took place near Roorkee city of the state in the wee hours of Friday when the 25-year-old rammed his Mercedes car into a divider before it caught fire. He was on his way to the Uttarakhand capital from Delhi.Ashok Kumar, the Director General of Uttarakhand Police, later confirmed the development, informing that no one else other than him was injured in the accident. Pant was alone in the vehicle and managed to escape by breaking the windscreen of the car after it got engulfed in fire. As per Dr. Sushil Nagar, chairman of Saksham Hospital, where Pant was initially treated before being shifted to Max Hospital in Dehradun, the Team India player suffered injuries to one of his legs and forehead, but luckily, his condition is stable. Coming back to Pant's cricketing career, he was instrumental in India's 2-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh in the Test series earlier this month. Not only, the southpaw made scores of 46 and 93 during the two Test matches against the Asian neighbors, but also reached the milestone of 4,000 runs in international cricket.
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Star Indian Cricketer Rishabh Pant Severely Injured in Car Crash
12:07 30.12.2022 (Updated: 13:13 30.12.2022) Rishabh Pant, a key member of the Indian cricket team, is currently on a break after being left out of the squad for next month's series against Sri Lanka.
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was severely injured following a car crash on the Delhi-Dehradun highway Friday morning.
According to the Uttarakhand Police, the accident took place near Roorkee city of the state in the wee hours of Friday when the 25-year-old rammed his Mercedes car into a divider before it caught fire. He was on his way to the Uttarakhand capital from Delhi.
Ashok Kumar, the Director General of Uttarakhand Police, later confirmed the development, informing that no one else other than him was injured in the accident. Pant was alone in the vehicle and managed to escape by breaking the windscreen of the car after it got engulfed in fire.
"Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant's car met with an accident at around 5:30 am. The incident took place at Mohammedpur Jat near Roorkee. According to what Pant said, he dozed off while driving and as a result the car collided with the divider and caught fire. He was moved to the Roorkee hospital from where he has now been shifted to Dehradun," DGP Ashok Kumar told the media.
As per Dr. Sushil Nagar, chairman of Saksham Hospital, where Pant was initially treated before being shifted to Max Hospital in Dehradun, the Team India player suffered injuries to one of his legs and forehead, but luckily, his condition is stable.
Coming back to Pant's cricketing career, he was instrumental in India's 2-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh in the Test series earlier this month. Not only, the southpaw made scores of 46 and 93 during the two Test matches against the Asian neighbors, but also reached the milestone of 4,000 runs in international cricket.
