Former England captain Nasser Hussain hopes India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant can make a successful comeback next year and has suggested one of his young teammates will elevate his game in 2024 and achieve status of superstar. Rishabh Pant has been out of competitive cricket since he suffered a near-fatal car accident late last year.
However, the wicketkeeper-batsman is on course for a strong recovery and is likely to return to competitive cricket ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for June and will be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the United States. USA.
Nasser Hussain is a big admirer of Rishabh Pant and his attacking philosophy. He wants to see the talented 26-year-old return in time to make an impact in 2024. Rishabh Pant is likely to return during IPL 2024, where he will lead the Delhi Capitals. He led the franchise into the 2022 season when they finished fifth and missed the playoffs only by NRR.
“That was such a serious accident. The entire world held its breath and the recovery has been slow,” Hussain said. “You follow on social media, on my phone and the initial first steps to the scenes in the gym and then scenes of him playing a bit of cricket, scenes of him with Ricky (Ponting). I traveled with Ricky in the summer to the Ashes, and Ricky was texting him: ‘How’s the progress?’, and he’s a blockbuster cricketer.”
KL Rahul stepped up to keep India’s wickets in the absence of Rishabh Pant and has done an excellent job behind the wickets and with the bat. KL Rahul amassed 452 runs at an average of 75.33 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and was one of India’s standout players in the World Cup.
KL Rahul has replaced Rishabh’s pant behind the Wickets
“India have done well without him (Pant) as KL came in and was brilliant in all formats,” Hussain said. “They will continue to be brilliant. They are lucky to have them both, but Rishabh Pant, before his injury, was box office and hopefully after his injury, he will be too.”
While India have a host of solid batting options at their disposal, Nasser Hussain has hinted that 24-year-old Shubman Gill will thrive in 2024 and beyond as he attempts to take his game to the next level and become one of the most important. in the world.
“He (Gill) had a very good three quarters, or nine-tenths of 2023. You must have learned a lot having people like Rohit Sharma at the other end,” Hussain said. “He just disappeared maybe at the end. Maybe that illness, you know, affected him a little bit and he formed in just a month. We take it too short when we are in the world of broadcasting. He is a super talent and he will be India’s next sensation in the coming years. So hopefully he will have a good 2024.”
India missed out on winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 by just one step as they failed to win the final against Australia. However, they will get another chance to win an ICC trophy when they participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
