Dehradun
\nIndian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant suffered injuries after witnessing a serious car crash and was hospitalised in Dehradun, India.
\nThe extent of his injuries are not known yet, ESPNcricInfo had reported initially, but according to Delhi and District Cricket Association Secretary Siddharth Sahib Singh, Pant was \u201cstable\u201d.
\nAs per the cricket news publisher, the cricketer was brought to Max Hospital at 6am (local time) on Friday morning, after being rushed to a hospital right after the crash.
\n\u201cRishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back,\u201d Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jay Shah said in a statement.
\nHowever, the X-rays showed no fractures and there aren\u2019t any burn injuries despite his car catching fire.
\nThe extent of Pant\u2019s injuries will be determined after more scans including and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Further course of treatment will also be decided after the scans.
\nPant met with the accident near Mohammedpur Jat in the wee hours of Friday while driving to Roorkee in the Uttarakhand state of India.
\n\u201cIndian cricketer Rishabh Pant\u2019s car met with an accident at around 5:30 am,\u201d NDTV quoted director-general of the Uttarakhand Police, Ashok Kumar as saying.
\nThe Indian publication reported that Pant said he \u201cdozed off while driving and as a result the car collided with the divider and caught fire\u201d.
\nMeanwhile, Indian Premier League\u2019s franchise Delhi Capitals also shared the news of car accident but did not give details on the 25-year-old\u2019s injuries.
\nIndia\u2019s National Cricket Academy chairman and former test batsman VVS Laxman wished Pant a speedy recovery in a tweet.
\nDelhi Capitals head coach and Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting also expressed concern for Pant\u2019s well-being.
\n\u201cHope you\u2019re on the mend and back on your feet soon,\u201d tweeted the former Australia captain.
\nPant, 25, is part of Delhi Capitals. He was dropped from the upcoming home T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting next week, due to being out of form.
\nHis omission came days after his match-winning innings of 93 in the second Test against Bangladesh, helping India secure a 2-0 series whitewash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dehradun Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant suffered injuries after witnessing a serious car crash and was hospitalised in Dehradun, India. The extent of his injuries are not known yet, ESPNcricInfo had reported initially, but according to Delhi and District Cricket Association Secretary Siddharth Sahib Singh, Pant was \u201cstable\u201d. As per the cricket news publisher, the cricketer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-304538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n