Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has undergone a successful knee ligament surgery, conducted at Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Friday.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant underwent a successful knee ligament surgery on Friday at Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. The star cricketer survived a horrific car accident on December 30 while driving from Delhi to his hometown Rourkee but lost control on the NH-58 highway before hitting the divider.
"Rishabh Pant has successfully undergone knee ligament surgery on Friday. He will be under observation. Further course of action and rehabilitation will be advised by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala and followed by the BCCI sports science and medicine team," PTI reported a BCCI source as saying.
Pant was airlifted from Dehradun to Mumbai on Wednesday to treat one of his knee's ligament tears. As soon as he arrived at the hospital in Mumbai, physicians checked him. Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and other athletes were treated by Dr Pardiwala, the Head of the Centre for Sports Medicine and Director of Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service at the hospital.
The BCCI appreciated that Pant received timely care at the two hospitals in Uttarakhand but opted to have its medical staff address his injuries. While Pant's medical insurance will pay for his care, the board paid for the air ambulance.
It is too soon to estimate when Pant will be able to resume physical activity and then first-class cricket. The four home Test matches against Australia in February and March, a potential World Test Championship final in England in June, and the ODI World Cup in India in October and November are India's three major responsibilities in 2023.
Though it can't be completely ruled out, Pant's chances of participating in the Test series against Australia seem slim. The other major tournament is the IPL, where Pant will captain Delhi Capitals.
Rishabh Pant fans were relieved to learn the cricketer's surgery was successful and took to Twitter to wish the wicketkeeper-batter a speedy recovery. Here's a look at how cricket enthusiasts reacted:
Rishab pant is the best WK - Batsman in this current Era in Red ball
Get well soon bro pic.twitter.com/eXLTXdQGuj
Get well soon Rishabh Pant.
Well wishes from Pakistan
Get well soon, RP. India needs their wk-bat back ASAP.
— SportRadioAS 🇮🇳 (@SportRadioAS1)Good wishes 💝
— Ammar | عمار (@AmmarHa01798084)GREAT NEWS - Rishabh Pant's knee Surgery successful, cricketer recovering fast . Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala operated Rishabh's right knee injury . After Surgery , Rishabh Pant feels good . 👍👍👍👍👍
— Chirag Aggarwal 🏏 (@ChiragA78550412)We all want to see you in the field once again 🙏😍😍❤️
Get well soon, Rishabh Pant ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qqDZNHIwmB
The Person who helped India to conquer Gabba,the man who always take India out of trouble!!
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Rishabh Pant ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4EJw6cNW4N
Good to learn that Rishabh Pant has had a succesful first surgery on his ligament... He is supposed to undergo another surgery sometime in the next couple of weeks...
Since the tear is said to be severe.. return is psbl only in 7-9 months time..
Cut 2 cut fr the WC ! 🤞
Good News for all cricket fans as per news Rishabh Pant knee surgery has been done successfully...
Ground & Fans waiting for your comeback
Good news: Rishabh Pant underwent successful surgery for a ligament tear on right knee. The surgery was carried out on Friday afternoon by a team of doctors led by Dr. Pardiwala at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu)Get well soon https://t.co/H9K8jl46Fb
— Shreepada mishra (@imliki14)Get well soon champ❤️🤗
— Er. Deepak Raut (@DeepakR88864866)Surgery successful Get well soon champ. wishes speedy recovery pic.twitter.com/UYyRXlPi4V
— Parimal Patel - RP17 (@Rp17Patel) My baby❤️❤️❤️
Get well soon😇 https://t.co/z7sPfcZqKU
Get well soon 🤗❤️💯 pic.twitter.com/mm3q1FlLnf
— ΝΘᏴᏆͲᎪ🇮🇳🚩❤️💯 (@RoFanBoy45200)Get Well Soon 🙁 Don't feel like watching match without You and Your commentary behind the stumps 😭😭 We are really missing you ❤ Comeback Soon Champ
— Anvi (@anvi_writes)(With inputs from PTI)