Rishabh Pant accident: BCCI releases statement on injuries sustained by cricketer; extends all support
Mumbai, December 30: India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant met with a car accident early on Friday morning near Roorkee, Uttarakhand. He was admitted to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Centre where he was treated for impact injuries.
According to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) statement, Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, and toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back.
Rishabh's condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment, as per the BCCI statement shared with the media.
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According to the statement, the BCCI is in constant touch with Rishabh's family while the medical team is in close contact with doctors currently treating Rishabh. The BCCI will see to it that Rishabh Pant receives the best possible medical care and gets all support he needs to come out of this traumatic phase.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery. "My thoughts and prayers are with Rishabh Pant as he fights his way back to recovery. I have spoken to his family and the doctors treating him. Rishabh is stable and undergoing scans. We are closely monitoring his progress and will provide him with all the necessary support," tweeted BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
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Pant was alone in the car when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. According to photographs from the site, the car was seen in a badly burnt condition.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Kolkata, wished the cricketer a speedy recovery and said the state would extend all possible support to him, including the facility of an air ambulance if required.
- ANI
