<p>The return of Rishabh Pant to top-flight cricket is keenly awaited, and the wicketkeeper batsman dropped some positive signals when he batted for a few balls during a recreational event on India's Independence Day.</p>.<p>Pant has been out of action after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car accident on the Dehradun-Delhi highway in December last year.</p>.Jasprit Bumrah back from injury layoff, to lead India in T20I series against Ireland.<p>In a fan video shared on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, Pant was seen stepping out to hammer the ball out of the ground, and roars of onlookers accompanied the shot.</p>.<p>The little shimmy down the pitch might have come as a confidence booster for the batter as well because the crash had affected his knee the most.</p>.<p>Pant, who has been recuperating at the NCA, visited a sporting facility near Bengaluru to take part in the Independence Day celebrations organised by the JSW Foundation.</p>.<p>During the function, Pant exhorted people to keep enjoying sports.</p>.Shubman Gill achieves career-best 25th rank; Yadav, Jaiswal also move up in ICC chart.<p>“Once you keep growing older, you stop loving the game. One of the reasons is that there is a lot of pressure; you want to excel in life and do this and that.</p>.<p>“But enjoyment nahi miss karna hein life mein, (Don’t miss enjoyment in life),” Pant said in a video shared by Sangita Jindal, chairperson of JSW Foundation.</p>.<p>Pant plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL and the team is co-owned by the JSW group.</p>.<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had issued a fitness update on Pant last month.</p>.<p>“He (Pant) has made significant progress in his rehabilitation and has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets.</p>.<p>'He is currently following a fitness programme designed for him which includes strength, flexibility and running,” BCCI had said in a statement.</p>
<p>The return of Rishabh Pant to top-flight cricket is keenly awaited, and the wicketkeeper batsman dropped some positive signals when he batted for a few balls during a recreational event on India's Independence Day.</p>.<p>Pant has been out of action after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car accident on the Dehradun-Delhi highway in December last year.</p>.Jasprit Bumrah back from injury layoff, to lead India in T20I series against Ireland.<p>In a fan video shared on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, Pant was seen stepping out to hammer the ball out of the ground, and roars of onlookers accompanied the shot.</p>.<p>The little shimmy down the pitch might have come as a confidence booster for the batter as well because the crash had affected his knee the most.</p>.<p>Pant, who has been recuperating at the NCA, visited a sporting facility near Bengaluru to take part in the Independence Day celebrations organised by the JSW Foundation.</p>.<p>During the function, Pant exhorted people to keep enjoying sports.</p>.Shubman Gill achieves career-best 25th rank; Yadav, Jaiswal also move up in ICC chart.<p>“Once you keep growing older, you stop loving the game. One of the reasons is that there is a lot of pressure; you want to excel in life and do this and that.</p>.<p>“But enjoyment nahi miss karna hein life mein, (Don’t miss enjoyment in life),” Pant said in a video shared by Sangita Jindal, chairperson of JSW Foundation.</p>.<p>Pant plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL and the team is co-owned by the JSW group.</p>.<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had issued a fitness update on Pant last month.</p>.<p>“He (Pant) has made significant progress in his rehabilitation and has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets.</p>.<p>'He is currently following a fitness programme designed for him which includes strength, flexibility and running,” BCCI had said in a statement.</p>