The player who orchestrated the collapse and opened the gates of the Gabba fortress, Rishabh Pant, a player renowned for his batting prowess in white-ball cricket, returns to action for the first time in 14 months. Return to cricket. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant made his much-awaited debut in IPL 2024 against Kings XI Punjab. However, Rishabh Pant’s bat failed to make much of an impact, scoring just 18 off 13 balls. Pant was left frustrated after his dismissal. The image of his frustration quickly went viral.

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In December 2022, a life-threatening accident forced Pant to serve time on the sidelines, taking him away from his “favorite” game. Pant leads Delhi Capitals for the first time since IPL 2022 against Kings XI Punjab at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.

Fans who have been waiting for Pant’s return for more than a year can finally witness the spectacle that the 26-year-old has performed repeatedly throughout his career. For Pant, it will be like making his cricket debut all over again after missing such a long period of time on the field.

Since beginning his recovery, he has been providing fans with updates on his health via social media. Speaking to the media at the pre-match press conference, Pant detailed his feelings about returning to professional cricket after 14 months.

“Nervousness, nerves, excitement – all of that, but at the same time, I’m happy to be back in professional cricket. I’m just looking forward to playing my first game tomorrow,” Pant said.

“Every time I go out there, it’s a completely different feeling. I just want to hit the ball as much as I can and get better every day. I don’t overthink it, I just take it day by day and give my 100 .”%,” he added while talking about Delhi Capitals’ pre-season camp in Visakhapatnam.

Pant, who has represented DC since 2016, has amassed 2,838 runs in 98 games at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of 147 and has 15 centuries to his name.

In India, Pant played 33 Tests, 30 ODIs and 66 T20I appearances. In Tests, the left-handed batsman has scored 2271 runs at an average of 43.67 and a strike rate of 73.63. He weighs five tons and has eleven half-centuries left.

In the T20I format, Pant scored 987 runs at a strike rate of 22.43 and a strike rate of 126.37. He hasn’t scored many goals yet but has scored three fifties.

In ODIs, the wicketkeeper-batsman has 865 runs at an average of 34.60 and a strike rate of 106.65. Pant’s kitty also has one hundred and fifty-fifty.