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Rishabh Pant comeback before T20 World Cup and IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said Rishabh Pant is confident of making a full return to competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) just months ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Rishabh Pant, a key player of the Indian team, missed international and domestic cricket after being injured in a horrific car accident in December 2022.

He missed major international events for India including the ICC World Test Championship final and ICC men’s cricket. World Cup in 2023. After a tough road to recovery, Pant was confident of being fully fit and playing a major role in the upcoming season of IPL.

The T20 competition will be the last tour for India’s international players before the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States.

Speaking in Melbourne after unveiling his appointment as the coach of Washington Freedom (a Major League Cricket franchise), Ponting – the coach of Delhi Capitals, the team captained by Pant – spoke about the 26-year-old’s chances in the upcoming edition.

Ponting said, “Rishabh is confident that he will play the right way.” “In what capacity, we are not sure yet. You must have seen all the social media content, he is active and doing good work.”

“But, having said that, we are also only six weeks away from the first game. So we are not sure if we will get wicketkeeping from him this year. I guarantee if I asked him right now he would say, ‘ I’m playing every game, I’m guarding every game and I’m batting at No. 4.”

“He’s exactly the same, but we’ll keep our fingers crossed. He’s obviously our captain. We missed him incredibly last year.” ‘Second phase of life’—Rishabh Pant bares his soul in an interview after the fatal accident.

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Ponting said that any contribution from Pant would be a bonus for the Capitals.

“If you understand his journey over the last 12-13 months, it was a horrific incident. I know he feels very lucky to have survived, let alone get the chance to play cricket again.

“We’ll just keep our fingers crossed and hope he’s able to come in there and play. Even if it’s not all the games, if we can manage to get him through 10 out of 14 games or whatever, that’s what you You can also get the game, that will be a bonus.”

A successful appearance in the IPL will be a litmus test for Pant before his eventual comeback into the national team.

The Indian management will be optimistic that the player who has scored 4123 runs and 25 fifty-plus scores in international cricket while playing multiple roles for the team can contribute in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The upcoming showpiece event will take place from June 1 to June 29, with India playing their first match against Ireland on June 5.

T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule

DateMatchGroup/StageVenue
June 1, SaturdayUSA vs CanadaGroup ADallas
June 2, SundayWest Indies vs Papua New GuineaGroup CGuyana
June 2, SundayNamibia vs OmanGroup BBarbados
June 3, MondaySri Lanka vs South AfricaGroup DNew York
June 3, MondayAfghanistan vs UgandaGroup CGuyana
June 4, TuesdayEngland vs ScotlandGroup BBarbados
June 4, TuesdayNetherlands vs NepalGroup DDallas
June 5, WednesdayIndia vs IrelandGroup ANew York
June 5, WednesdayPapua New Guinea vs UgandaGroup CGuyana
June 5, WednesdayAustralia vs OmanGroup BBarbados
June 6, ThursdayUSA vs PakistanGroup ADallas
June 6, ThursdayNamibia vs ScotlandGroup BBarbados
June 7, FridayCanada vs IrelandGroup ANew York
June 7, FridayNew Zealand vs AfghanistanGroup CGuyana
June 7, FridaySri Lanka vs BangladeshGroup DDallas
June 8, SaturdayNetherlands vs South AfricaGroup DNew York
June 8, SaturdayAustralia vs EnglandGroup BBarbados
June 8, SaturdayWest Indies vs UgandaGroup CGuyana
June 9, SundayIndia vs PakistanGroup ANew York
June 9, SundayOman vs ScotlandGroup BAntigua and Barbuda
June 10, MondaySouth Africa vs BangladeshGroup DNew York
June 11, TuesdayPakistan vs CanadaGroup ANew York
June 11, TuesdaySri Lanka vs NepalGroup DLauderhill
June 11, TuesdayAustralia vs NamibiaGroup BAntigua and Barbuda
June 12, WednesdayUSA vs IndiaGroup ANew York
June 12, WednesdayWest Indies vs New ZealandGroup CTrinidad and Tobago
June 13, ThursdayEngland vs OmanGroup BAntigua and Barbuda
June 13, ThursdayBangladesh vs NetherlandsGroup DSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 13, ThursdayAfghanistan vs Papua New GuineaGroup CTrinidad and Tobago
June 14, FridayUSA vs IrelandGroup ALauderhill
June 14, FridaySouth Africa vs NepalGroup DSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 14, FridayNew Zealand vs UgandaGroup CTrinidad and Tobago
June 15, SsturdayIndia vs CanadaGroup ALauderhill
June 15, SaturdayNamibia vs EnglandGroup BAntigua and Barbuda
June 15, SaturdayAustralia vs ScotlandGroup BSaint Lucia
June 16, SundayPakistan vs IrelandGroup ALauderhill
June 16, SundayBangladesh vs NepalGroup DSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 16, SundaySri Lanka vs NetherlandsGroup DSaint Lucia
June 17, MondayNew Zealand vs Papua New GuineaGroup CTrinidad and Tobago
June 17, MondayWest Indies vs AfghanistanGroup CSaint Lucia
June 19, WednesdayA2 vs D1Group 2Antigua and Barbuda
June 19, WednesdayB1 vs C2Group 2Saint Lucia
June 20, ThursdayC1 vs A1Group 1Barbados
June 20, ThursdayB2 vs D2Group 1Antigua and Barbuda
June 21, FridayB1 vs D1Group 2Saint Lucia
June 21, FridayA2 vs C2Group 2Barbados
June 22, SaturdayA1 vs D2Group 1Antigua and Barbuda
June 22, SaturdayC1 vs B2Group 1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 23, SundayA2 vs B1Group 2Barbados
June 23, SundayC2 vs D1Group 2Antigua and Barbuda
June 24, MondayB2 vs A1Group 1Saint Lucia
June 24, MondayC1 vs D1Group 1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 26, WednesdayTBDSemi-final 1Guyana
June 27, ThursdayTBDSemi-final 2Trinidad and Tobago
June 29, SaturdayTBDFinalBarbados

For more updates, visit the official website: ICC

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