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India wicketkeeper is said to beryllium retired of danger, but grade of injuries is not yet known

Rishabh Pant poses with his Player of the Match trophy, England vs India, 3rd ODI, Manchester, July 17, 2022

Rishabh Pant was connected his mode to Delhi from Uttarakhand erstwhile the mishap occurred  •  PA Photos/Getty Images

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been injured successful a superior car mishap adjacent his hometown of Roorkee successful Uttarakhand, and has been taken to hospital.

VVS Laxman, the main of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) successful Bengaluru, said connected Twitter that Pant is "out of danger," but the grade of his injuries is not yet known. The mishap took spot successful the aboriginal hours connected Friday, erstwhile Pant was returning to New Delhi. He was subsequently taken to a section infirmary and is being shifted to a backstage infirmary successful Dehradun*.

"Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant's car met with an mishap astatine astir 5:30 am," Director General of Uttarakhand Police, Ashok Kumar, was quoted arsenic saying by NDTV. "The incidental took spot astatine Mohammedpur Jat adjacent Roorkee. According to what Pant said, helium dozed disconnected portion driving and arsenic a effect the car collided with the divider and caught fire. He was moved to the Roorkee infirmary from wherever helium has present been shifted to Dehradun."

Praying for Rishabh Pant. Thankfully helium is retired of danger. Wishing @RishabhPant17 a precise speedy recovery. Get good soon Champ.

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 30, 2022

Pant, 25, was not portion of the India squads for the T20I and ODI location bid against Sri Lanka opening connected January 3. He was owed to head to the National Cricket Academy successful Bengaluru for spot and conditioning earlier the Test bid against Australia successful February.

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*0400 GMT, December 30 - The communicative was amended to bespeak the alteration successful determination of the hospital.

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