The BCCI starts search for new wicketkeeper and Rishabh will take 6-7 months to get right. Team India has suffered a major setback six months before the ICC World Cup 2023.

It will take 6-7 months for Pant to return to the field:-

India’s best wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take 6-7 months to get back on the field. Now keeping this in mind, BCCI has started searching for a new wicketkeeper.

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Team India has chosen KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as the two wicketkeeping options in ODIs for the World Cup. ODI World Cup 2023 will be played in India.

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The BCCI Starts Search For New Wicketkeeper And Pant Will Take 6-7 Months To Get Right

The Stretching will take at least 6-7 months more:-

A senior BCCI official told Sport, “Rishabh is recovering really well. But it will take at least another 6-7 months to be able to walk and stretch again.

The World Cup is a bit of a stretch for him at the moment. We just wish that he makes a full recovery before focusing on cricket again.

Rishabh Pant Health Update: BCCI begins HUNT as Pant's future as keeper  UNCERTAIN, official says 'will take 6-7 months more to be fit'
The BCCI Starts Search For New Wicketkeeper And Pant Will Take 6-7 Months To Get Right

It will take a long time for him to return to competitive cricket. Rahul and Ishan are the two wicketkeepers we are watching right now.”

Rishabh was injured in a car accident:-

Indian team’s star player Rishabh Pant suffered a horrific car accident in December and was hospitalized for a month after that.

But now this player is slowly recovering from his injury and is ready to return to cricket after 6-7 months.

Rishabh Pant Health Update: BCCI begins HUNT as Pant's future as keeper  UNCERTAIN, official says 'will take 6-7 months more to be fit'
The BCCI Starts Search For New Wicketkeeper And Pant Will Take 6-7 Months To Get Right

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At the same time, Rishabh Pant is walking with the help of crutches. Rishabh Pant had said about his injury, “I am recovering very well and I am getting better with each passing day.”