Rishabh Pant IPL 2024: On Saturday afternoon at the new Mullanpur stadium, when Rishabh Pant makes his long-awaited return to competitive cricket after 455 days, fans will be filled with immense excitement and jubilation. They will be delighted to witness the comeback of one of the most cheerful figures in the sport’s current era.

The return of Pant to competitive cricket, particularly following a life-threatening accident and multiple sustained injuries, including the reconstruction of his right knee ligaments, is a momentous occasion, as it is uncommon to witness athletes making a comeback after surviving and enduring such a grave and near-fatal ordeal.

He has been providing updates on his fitness to fans through social media since he began his rehabilitation. In the pre-match press conference, while addressing the media persons, Pant spoke at length about his feelings about making a comeback to professional cricket after 14 months.

For India, Pant has 33 Test, 30 ODI and 66 T20I appearances to his name.

Rishabh Pant's Career In IPL: Pant has represented DC since 2016 and has amassed 2,838 runs in 98 matches at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of over 147, with a century and 15 fifties to his name.

Rishabh Pant' Test Career: In Test, the left-handed batter amassed 2271 runs at an average of 43.67 and a strike rate of 73.63. He has five tons and eleven half-centuries as well.

Rishabh Pant In T20Is: In the T20I format, Pant has 987 runs at a batting average of 22.43 and a strike rate of 126.37. He has yet to score a ton but has three fifties to his name.

Rishabh Pant in ODIs: In ODIs, the wicketkeeper batter has 865 runs at an average of 34.60 and a strike rate of 106.65. Pant also has a century and five fifties in his kitty.

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