Nasser Hussain gives his opinion on Rishabh Pant’s comeback

It has been more than a year since Rishabh Pant suffered the unfortunate accident. The star batter was travelling from Delhi to Dehradun to visit his family. As he was driving, Pant sustained a serious accident and has not played a game till then. Many believe that Pant was lucky to survive the accident. The absence of Pant has not gone well with the fans of cricket.

Nasser Hussain talked about Pant’s comeback recently. The former captain of England felt that the accident of Pant was serious, and the world was shocked to hear it. Hussain added that the recovery of Pant has been slow. Nasser revealed that he was constantly checking the progress of Pant’s recovery and added the moment he got to know of the incident, which he felt was not good.

Nasser said that he was regularly in talks with Ponting regarding the star batter. the former cricketer said that Ponting defined Pant as ‘A box office cricketer’. While Pant is indeed an entertaining cricketer, it has been a long time since he was seen in action. The cricket fraternity awaits his return, which is set to take place around the IPL 2024. Delhi Capitals named Pant the captain for the same.

‘India have done well without him as KL has come in’ – Nasser Hussain

The former England batter further added that India might not have suffered the absence of Pant in a big way as KL Rahul has been able to do the job pretty well. But Nasser acknowledged the fact that Pant was an entertainer and hoped to see Pant as the same entertainer after his return. the captain of Delhi Capitals was in Dubai to bid for his team in the IPL mini-auction 2024.

“India have done well without him (Pant) as KL has come in and been brilliant in all formats. They’ll continue to be brilliant. They’re lucky to have both of them, but Rishabh Pant, before his injury, was box office, and hopefully, after his injury, will be box office as well,” said Nasser. The IPL 2024 will be crucial for the fitness and form of the WK batter.