India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been described as being in a secure situation in hospital following a automotive crash within the early hours of Friday morning.
Police mentioned the wicketkeeper-batsman, who was alone within the automotive when it crashed within the northern state of Uttarakhand, had informed them he misplaced management of the automobile when he “dozed off”. The automotive flipped over twice, police added.
Multiple experiences in Indian media mentioned Pant’s automotive had collided with the visitors divider in the course of the street.
Photographs of the crash confirmed intensive influence and hearth injury to the automotive.
Hospital authorities weren’t instantly obtainable to present an replace on the 25-year-old’s situation however cricket web site ESPNCricinfo reported he suffered lacerative wounds on his brow above his left eye and likewise a ligament tear in his knee. The report added that first X-rays didn’t present any fractures.
Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), tweeted: “Rishabh is stable and undergoing scans. We are closely monitoring his progress and will provide him with all the necessary support.”
Pant’s Indian Premier League group Delhi Capitals mentioned the crash occurred between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district.
“He has now been shifted to a hospital in Dehradun after receiving primary treatment in a hospital in Roorkee,” they mentioned on Twitter.
The group’s head coach Ricky Ponting expressed his concern.
“Hope you’re on the mend and back on your feet soon,” tweeted the previous Australia captain.
National Cricket Academy chairman and former Test batsman VVS Laxman wished Pant a speedy restoration.
“Praying for Rishabh Pant. Thankfully he is out of danger… Get well soon champ,” Laxman tweeted.
Pant was a part of the Test squad that sealed a 2-0 collection victory over Bangladesh this month. He was not named in India’s Twenty20 and ODI squads for matches in opposition to Sri Lanka subsequent month.
