BCCI secretary Jay Shah has given an important update on Rishabh Pant’s fitness ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Pant is expected to return to competitive cricket in IPL 2024 as Delhi Capitals have retained him in the squad. He missed a lot of cricket due to injuries sustained in a horrific car accident in December 2022. However, the southpaw has been training hard at the National Cricket Academy for the past few months and is all set to get his fitness certificate.
Shah said the BCCI will declare Pant fit soon as he has been batting and wicketkeeping in the NCA for a long time.
“He’s batting well and holding on well. We will announce his recovery soon. It will be a big thing for us if he can play in the T20 World Cup for us. He will be a huge asset for us wealth,” Jay Shah told PTI.
The BCCI secretary further asserted that Pant must keep wickets in order to get a spot in the T20 World Cup squad.
“If he can stay, he can play in the World Cup. Let’s see how he performs in the IPL,” Shah said.
Pant suffered multiple injuries in the car accident. In addition to a broken wrist and ankle, his right knee was seriously injured and required ligament reconstruction surgery.
The DC team management is confident of Pant’s strong comeback in the IPL as head coach Ricky Ponting and director of operations Sourav Ganguly have spoken highly of the player several times in recent times. left handed.
Shah also sidestepped rumors of any potential foreign investment in the Indian Premier League, after several reports last year suggested Saudi Arabia was interested in investing billions of dollars in the cash-rich cricket league.
Shah said this was not possible considering the BCCI was an association and not a company.
“BCCI is a society and no one can invest in it,” Shah asserted.
In India, registered societies are not allowed to accept foreign investment without approval from the central government and the Reserve Bank of India.
