Jindal Confirms Rishabh Pant Will Captain DC: The Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal has confirmed that Rishabh Pant will not only make his return to professional cricket through the IPL 2024, he will also lead the franchise this season. However, Jindal reveals, Pant will not do wicket-keeping for at least the first half of the season and play as a batter only in the first seven matches.
Parth Jindal Confirms Rishabh Pant Will Captain DC IPL 2024
The IPL 2024 will kick off on March 22, and Delhi Capitals’ first match is on March 23 against Punjab Kings.
Rishabh Pant is set to make his much-awaited comeback to cricket after recovering from the injuries he sustained in a car crash in December 2022. Among the multiple injuries he suffered in the car accident, the three major ones were on his right knee, for which he underwent surgeries.
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I am expecting Rishabh Pant to play IPL and he will lead from match one: Parth Jindal
Jindal asserted that head coach Ricky Ponting and team director Sourav Ganguly are confident that Pant will feature from the first match of the IPL but are still awaiting fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team.
Jindal told ESPNcricinfo, “Rishabh is batting. He’s running. He has started his wicketkeeping. He is likely to be fully fit for the IPL. I am expecting Rishabh to play IPL and he will lead from match one. First seven games we are going to play him only as a batter and depending on how his body reacts, we will take a call for the rest of the IPL.”
As per Parth Jindal Confirms Rishabh Pant Will Captain DC IPL 2024. Earlier this week, Pant played T20 practice matches in BCCI’s NCA facility in Alur, near Bangalore, in which he fielded for the entire 20 overs.
As soon as the BCCI clears him, he will fly to Vizag, where the Delhi Capitals will play their first two home matches. Due to the Arun Jaitley Stadium hosting the WPL matches, the ground and pitches won’t be ready for the initial games in the IPL; hence, DC’s first couple of home games will be played in Visakhapatnam.
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Last year, in the absence of Rishabh Pant, David Warner led Delhi Capitals, and they finished ninth in the points table with 5 wins in 14 games. Pant’s return also boosts their middle-order, which looked thin last season.
Jindal also expressed optimism around the return of Anrich Nortje, who has not played cricket since September last year due to a back stress fracture.
About Nortje, Jindal said, “He’s fit. Right now, he is bowing at 80% intensity. Next week, he will bowl at 100%. He’s going to make his comeback in the IPL. He is going to join our camp and should be good to go for our first game.”
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