Rishabh Pant, ‘excited’ to sit on the auction table for DC, says, ‘Never thought I would make it happen’
The wicketkeeper-batsman of Indian cricket team Rishabh Pant is ready to make his appearance at the Indian Premier League 2024 auction in Dubai and feels excited about sitting on an auction table for the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. He has been out of action for a year now after a near-fatal car accident last year and is expected to play again in IPL 2024.
“You know, as a kid, I used to think one day I might be able to sit on the table somehow to help a team or something like that. I never thought that I would make it happen, but somehow things are in place and I’m able to do it, and I am lucky to be able to do it.
Pant said in a video posted by the IPL handle on social media that, “I think, hopefully, it will be an amazing experience because this is something new for me. There is lots of love for the fans, and I hope we get whatever we want from the auction, I guess.”
He further added that “nervousness is definitely one point I've got to work on because whenever you do something exciting or new, the nervousness is always there. Yes, this is my first time, but I want to grow as an individual and learn whatever I can from it. [It's really exciting because I don’t know if many people have done it or not, but I would love to be part of it—something exciting, something new.”
He further opened up on his recovery process and said he was “lucky to be alive,” and it was quite challenging at the start since he had to endure a lot of pain.