Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who’s now Director of Cricket at Delhi Capitals, revealed the most recent replace on Pant whereas speaking to TOI in an interview.
“He has performed every little thing to get match and that’s the explanation NCA will clear him,” stated Ganguly, responding to a query if Pant or another person will captain the Delhi aspect within the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season starting March 22.
“Let Rishabh get cleared on March 5, solely then we’ll speak about captaincy backups. We’re taking a cautious method with him as a result of he has a really lengthy profession forward of him. We don’t wish to push him in pleasure. We’ll see how Rishabh reacts. He will likely be becoming a member of the camp as soon as NCA offers him the clearance. We’ll see match by match. We are able to’t predict,” stated Ganguly.
Pant is getting back from a layoff of greater than a 12 months since his horrific high-speed automotive accident, which required a number of surgical procedures and in depth rehab. There’s a robust chance that Pant will play solely as a batsman below the ‘Influence Participant’ rule within the intial part of the IPL.
“As for wicketkeeping choices, there’s Kumar Kushagra. Ricky Bhui has had an excellent season. There’s Shai Hope and Tristan Stubbs,” Ganguly added.
“Rishabh coming again match is a big addition for us. We hope he performs the complete season as a result of he’s a really particular participant. We’ve got labored on some home gamers who’ve performed effectively in all codecs, however Rishabh is essential.”
The 2024 season of the IPL begins on March 22. The BCCI has to this point finalized fixtures of the primary 21 matches to be performed until March 7. The remaining fixtures will likely be determined by the BCCI after the federal government broadcasts the dates of the final elections.
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