Pant 'really excited' to sit on IPL auction table for Delhi Capitals
He says the support he has received during recovery has been "crazy", and hopes to be playing again in a "few months' time"
Rishabh Pant will take his first step towards getting back on the field by sitting on the IPL auction table for Delhi Capitals on Tuesday in Dubai. Pant has been out of action for a year now after a fatal car accident last year, and is expected to play again in IPL 2024 - likely as captain as well - but not necessarily as their wicketkeeper. Pant also said the the support he has received during his recovery has been "crazy", and he hopes to be playing again in a "few months' time".
"You know, as a kid, I used to think one day I might be able to sit on the table, somehow to help a team or something like that," Pant said in a video posted on social media by the IPL handle. "I never thought that I will make it happen but somehow things are in place and I'm able to do it, and [I am] lucky to be able to do it. I think, hopefully, it will be an amazing experience because this is something new [for me]. Lots of love for the fans and hope we get whatever we want from the auction, I guess.
"Nervousness is definitely one point I've to work on because whenever you do something exciting or new, the nervousness is always there. Yes, this is my first time but I want to grow as an individual and learn whatever I can from it. [It's] really exciting because I don't know many people have done it or not, but I would love to be part of it - something exciting, something new."
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