NEW DELHI (AP) — Rishabh Pant was restored to the India squad for the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, 16 months after a near-fatal car crash.
Allrounder Shivam Dube, recalled by India last August after more than two years out, also made the cut, and star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were confirmed for the tournament in June in the Caribbean and the United States.
Pant was India’s first-choice wicketkeeper across all three formats until December 2022 when he crashed and dislocated his right knee. He was pulled out by passersby before the car caught fire. Pant feared amputation. He returned to competitive cricket last month for the ongoing Indian Premier League and has proved himself.
Pant has 398 runs in 11 innings — good for fourth overall — at a strike rate of 158.56.
Dube has also lit up the IPL with 350 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 172.41.
Election 2024: Nikki Haley faces a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump
Folk activity of intangible cultural heritage held to mark Qixi Festival
Chinese firms can narrow AI gap with US within 1 or 2 years: founder of cybersecurity company
Monster Georgia father is sentenced to 50 years in prison for poisoning his 18
UK court rules that extension of UK police powers to intervene in protests is unlawful
Folk activity of intangible cultural heritage held to mark Qixi Festival
Former chairman of China Everbright Group indicted for embezzlement, bribery
Production base of China's large civil unmanned aerial vehicle Wing Loong in Sichuan
Pogacar extends Giro lead to over 7 minutes after winning altered Stage 16 amid protests at start
Cultural exchange activities on BRICS cooperation held in South Africa