Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant slammed his second Indian Premier League century in the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday and brought out an acrobatic celebration which showed off his fitness. After blazing to the milestone in 54 balls, he pulled off a somersault which had to feel good for the player and his well-wishers w2ho had waited for this day since his return to cricket after suffering a horrific road accident in December 2022.
Pant ultimately ended with an unbeaten 118 off 61, helping post 227/3, setting a steep total for .
Pant had suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the -Dehradun highway. The player, who was going to his home in Roorkee, was taken to a local hospital before being shifted to Dehradun. He had suffered injuries on his head, back and feet.
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After undergoing initial treatment at a hospital in Dehradun, Pant was airlifted to where he was under the care of the BCCI’s specialist consultant. Once the surgeries to reconstruct all three ligaments in his right knee were performed, Pant did his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in .
The 27-year-old made a remarkable recovery and returned to action for his then IPL franchise against last year in Mullanpur.
Pant then made a triumphant return to Test cricket, scoring a century against Bangladesh in his first game in the format since his car accident. His performance helped India secure a 280-run victory.
Pant scored 446 runs in 13 matches last IPL while playing for Delhi. Since 2016, when he first played in IPL for the Capitals, Pant has a strike rate of 150-plus in five of his previous eight IPL seasons. His debut season and the 2020 and 2021 seasons were the only seasons where Pant could not score his runs at a strike rate of 150 or more. Last year, Pant had scored 446 runs in 13 matches with an average of 40.54 and a strike rate of 155.40. This season, Pant’s runs have come with an average of 12.80 and a strike rate of 99.22.
