IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant talks about his Mullanpur comeback experience

After nearly a year apart, Rishabh Pant returned to the world of competitive cricket. Following a potentially fatal car accident in December 2022, the daring batter was sidelined. He was spotted captaining the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2024 on March 23. He reminded me of the old him as he batted and kept wickets with precision. Despite DC’s defeat in their IPL 2024 opener against Punjab Kings, Pant’s return was the buzz of the town.

The southpaw, who batted at number four, hit two boundaries and amassed eighteen runs before Harshal Patel removed him from the game. It will take time for him to be able to perform at his best, although he would have preferred a better start to his comeback after hardships. Following his eagerly anticipated return, he talked about how it felt to take the field once more and acknowledged that he was anxious before facing the bat at Mullanpur.

“I was personally a little anxious, but this is something you have to experience when you enter the field. It’s not the first time you’re nervous, though. “I’m happy to be back in the game, but we were short of one bowler due to Ishant’s injury, and there’s not much we can do about it,” Pant stated on air following the match.

Rishabh Pant draws attention to DC‘s struggle against Punjab with just one bowler.

When the Delhi Capitals batted first in their match against PBKS, they amassed a respectable 174 runs. They were clearly struggling at the plate because no batter reached the 40-run threshold. They suffered a severe hit when their main pacer, Ishant Sharma, got hurt while defending the objective. The last over was bowled by the inexperienced Sumit Kumar, who was unable to hold six runs. Pant clarified the injury worries and gave thanks to Abhishek Porel for his hard-working 32-run performance.

Ishant Sharma injury was plainly visible on the pitch, as we were already playing with one bowler short due to some slight batsmanship deficiencies. Ultimately, though, Abishek [Porel] contributed a couple of vital runs when he entered the game. However, we were a touch short on extra bowlers at the same time that Ishant Sharma was hurt. That, I believe, was the area where we fell short. Because, in my opinion, the boys ultimately won it back, but that’s just the nature of the game,” he continued.