Susheel kumar

When Ravi Shastri: When Ravi Shastri first laid eyes on Rishabh Pant following the wicketkeeper-batter’s near-fatal car accident in December 2022, it was an encounter that left the former Indian coach shaken.

The sight of Pant in the hospital, covered in stitches and scars, was a harrowing reminder of the severity of the crash. At that moment, Shastri wasn’t thinking about Pant’s return to cricket; he was more concerned about whether the cricketer could ever lead a normal life again.