Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant suffered injuries on Friday after his car collided with the bulkhead and caught fire while driving from Delhi to Uttarakhand. He was driving his Mercedes car which was involved in an accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Pant sustained head, knee and shin injuries in the accident. His leg may be broken and he is currently being transferred to Max Hospital in Dehradun. After Pant was injured in the road accident, people from all walks of life took to Twitter to wish the cricketer a speedy recovery.
This is how Twitter reacted:
“Sending all my love and well wishes to @RishabhPant17. I am praying for a speedy and prosperous recovery,” Indian slugger KL Rahul tweeted.
Sending all my love and good wishes @RishabhPant17. Pray for a speedy and successful recovery.
— KL Rahul (@klrahul) December 30, 2022
“I pray for Rishabh and wish him a speedy recovery. Get well soon bro,” Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja tweeted.
I pray for Rishabh and wish him a speedy recovery. Get well soon brother.
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) December 30, 2022
“Wishing Rishabh a very speedy and full recovery! Watch out @RishabhPant17,” former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir tweeted.
I wish Rishabh a very speedy and full recovery! Look out @RishabhPant17
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 30, 2022
“I really hope Rishabh Pant is alright. The car looks absolutely broken. Terrible to even see,” tweeted Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund.
I really hope Rishabh Pant is ok. The car looks absolutely broken. Even terrible to see.
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) December 30, 2022
“I pray for Rishabh Pants that he gets well soon. Relieved to hear he is safe and stable,” tweeted former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
I pray for Rishabh Pants for a speedy recovery. Relieved to hear he’s safe and stable. #RishabhPant
— Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) December 30, 2022
“Wishing dear @RishabhPant17 a super speedy recovery. Bahut hi Jald swasth ho jaao,” tweeted former Indian opener Virender Sehwag.
rather wish @RishabhPant17 a super speedy recovery. Bahut hi Jald swasth ho jaao.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 30, 2022
Pray for Rishabh Pant. Luckily he is out of danger. I wish @RishabhPant17 a very speedy recovery. Get well soon champ,” former India batter VVS Laxman wrote on Twitter.
Pray for Rishabh Pant. Luckily he is out of danger. To wish @RishabhPant17 a very speedy recovery. Get well soon champ.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 30, 2022
“Thought of Rishabh Pant this morning and desperately hoping he is fine and recovering soon,” veteran cricket analyst and commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted.
I was thinking of Rishabh Pant this morning and desperately hoping he was fine and recovering soon.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 30, 2022
“Get well soon #RishabhPant,” tweeted former Pacer Venkatesh Prasad from India
Get well soon #RishabhPant
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 30, 2022
“Rishabh Pant had an accident between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district. He has now been transferred to a hospital in Dehradun after receiving primary treatment at a hospital in Roorkee,” Pant’s IPL franchise Delhi Capitals posted on Twitter.
Rishabh Pant had an accident between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district. He has now been transferred to a hospital in Dehradun after receiving primary treatment at a hospital in Roorkee.
– Capitals of Delhi (@DelhiCapitals) December 30, 2022
Did I hear real news from @RishabhPant17
I pray for a speedy recovery #RishabhPant#Drive carefully pic.twitter.com/X6MJLfANMj— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) December 30, 202
Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami tweeted: “Wishing @RishabPant17 a speedy recovery. Our prayers and wishes are with you always. Get well soon.”
I wish you a speedy recovery @RishabPant17. Our prayers and wishes are with you always. Get well soon #RishabhPant #Champion pic.twitter.com/VvVAxuAaTT
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) December 30, 2022
Here are some of the fan reactions:
Indian test team wall .. prayed for his speedy recovery
Get well soon Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/sjkNZ4B4VV
— Vikas (@VlKASPR0NAM0) December 30, 2022
It was very sad to hear about Rishabh Pant’s accident. We hope & pray that he will recover well from this.
We ask all fans to be considerate and not to share the accident pictures on social media!#RishabhPant #TeamIndia #BharatArmy
— The Bharat Army (@thebharaarmy) December 30, 2022
I wish Rishabh Pant a speedy recovery. Come back soon.
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 30, 2022
Pant was part of the Indian team that beat Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series earlier this month. He had impressed in the first and second Tests with knocks of 46 and 93 respectively.
He was recently dropped from the T20I team announced for the series against Sri Lanka and was due to join the National Cricket Academy on the strength and conditioning program ahead of February’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
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