Rishabh Pant has been declared fit by the BCCI’s fitness and medical teams and is cleared to play as a “wicket-keeper batter” for IPL 2024. On the other hand, fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna have both been ruled out of the tournament.
“After undergoing an extensive 14-month rehab and recovery process, following a life-threatening road mishap on December 30th, 2022, near Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Rishabh Pant has now been declared fit as a wicket-keeper batter for the upcoming TATA IPL 2024,” the BCCI’s statement said.
The BCCI also said that Prasidh had a surgery on February 23 on his left proximal quadriceps tendon and is set to begin his recovery at the NCA. As for Shami, who recently underwent surgery for a heel issue, there is no return date set with BCCI’s medical team monitoring his progress.