IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant Geared Up to Lead Delhi Capitals Once Again as Captain for IPL 2024
iRshabh Pant has been named captain of th Delhi Capitals for the 2024 IPL season, capping off a remarkable comeback story. After being involved in a tragic vehicle accident in December 2022, the keeper-batter missed 14 months of cricket.
‘We are delighted to welcome Rishabh back as our captain. Grit and fearlessness have always dictated his brand of cricket, and not surprisingly, even his road to recovery.
‘I can’t wait to see him walk our team out once again as we look forward to a new season with renewed passion, vigour and enthusiasm,’ said DC chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal in a media release.
Pant was a part of the Capitals’ pre-season preparation camp in Visakhapatnam, ahead of their first IPL 2024 encounter against the Punjab Kings on March 23 in Chandigarh.
The BCCI has already cleared Pant to play as a wicketkeeper batter in this year’s IPL.
‘After undergoing an extensive 14-month rehab and recovery process, following a life-threatening road mishap on December 30, 2022, near Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Rishabh Pant has now been declared fit as a wicket-keeper batter for the upcoming IPL 2024,’ the board had stated in a medical update.
