New Delhi: Star India cricketer Rishabh Pant was involved in a near-fatal car accident on December 30, 2022, while travelling to his hometown Roorkee via the Delhi-Dehradun highway. As per media reports, Pant dozed off while driving the car which was speeding, and eventually hit the divider, catching fire immediately. Pant was battling for his life as he was still inside the burning car until help arrived miraculously in the form of two locals.
Rajat and Nishu were the two guys who helped Pant escape the burning car and called an ambulance for him as his condition was too critical. Pant even thanked the duo by making a special post on his Instagram account, saluting their bravery for saving his life amid a dangerous situation. Only recently it was revealed that the wicket-keeper batter had also gifted scooters to the duo for giving him a second life.
This came to light during an interview of Rajat and Nishu by 7 Cricket. A video has gone viral on the internet where the duo can be seen riding the gifted scooters at the same spot where the horrendous incident occurred. Notably, the scooters have Pant’s name imprinted on them.
Watch the video here –
Rishabh Pant gifted two wheeler vehicle to Rajat and Nishu ❤️
Thank you Rajat and Nishu ( They were the first responders on that horrific day ). We are indebted to you.#RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/Zb3Haj75zF— Naman (@Im_naman__) November 23, 2024
Rishabh Pant in BGT
Meanwhile, Pant is currently with the Test squad of Team India in Australia where the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is already underway in Perth. During the first innings, the southpaw looked at his usual best as he played some explosive shots during his innings of 37 (78). He was India’s second-highest run-scorer of the innings and also stitched a 48-run stand for the seventh wicket with debutant Nitish Reddy (41), which helped India cross the 100-run mark.
Ever since his comeback in Test cricket, Pant has oozed class with his batting skills as he has accumulated 459 runs from six matches at an average of 45.90 and a strike rate of 81.09, hitting a hundred and three fifties. The 27-year-old is yet to arrive at the crease for India’s second innings as the visitors ended Day 2 (Saturday) in a commanding position, scoring 172/0 and leading the game by 218 runs.
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