Rishabh Pant’s MRI scan results return as normal

The results of Rishabh Pant’s MRI of the brain and spinal cord has returned as ‘normal’ after the star India batter met with a horrific accident while returning to Roorkee from Delhi. His car rammed into a divider on Friday and caught fire. As per ESPNcricinfo, Pant has also undergone plastic surgery intervention for facial injuries, lacerated wounds and abrasions. He will have an MRI of his ankle and knee on Saturday. The wicketkeeper-batter narrowly escaped death after his high-end vehicle smashed into a road barrier and caught fire on the DelhiDehradun highway. According to reports, he had dozed off on the wheel. Owinng to pain and swelling, MRI scans of his ankle and knees will be performed on Saturday. He has also been given “above knee splintage” by the medical staff at Max Hospital in Dehradun for a possible right knee ligament injury as well as a suspected right ankle ligament injury. Pant is “stable, cognizant, and oriented”, according to the hospital’s medical bulletin that was made public on Friday night, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Pant, who was alone in the car, suffered injuries on his back, forehead and leg. Pant was at the wheel of his car when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun Highway. Pant was alone at the time of the mishap and according to the police he broke the windscreen of his car to escape after the vehicle caught fire. Born in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Rishabh Pant is a lefthand batter and a wicketkeeper who became famous during the Under-19 World Cup in 2016, when he scored 75 runs in 24 balls during a match against Nepal. In 2016, he was drafted by the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and even became the team captain. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team during a T20 match in 2017 against England at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.