TOI learned that BCCI’s board of doctors had a meeting with the doctors treating Pant in Dehradun and had decided that his ligament treatment would only be treated by the BCCI medical team.
“Pant’s family members and doctors in Dehradun have been informed that his ligament treatment will be overseen by the BCCI. Pant will be discharged from Dehradun hospital after monitoring. He will then be evaluated by BCCI doctors in Mumbai and decide on further treatment. It can also happen overseas,” a BCCI source told TOI on Friday night.
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Pant’s injury could affect India’s chances of reaching the final round of the World Test Championships later in the year. India’s four-match test series against Australia at home next week is key. Pant has been a key link that has turned the course of Test matches for India over the past two years.
“The team management has decided that he will not play any T20I or ODI against the Sri Lanka and New Zealand touring teams for the next month. He is expected to head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on January 6 to strengthen his knee. He was told he needed to fit in the Australia series and then the next ODI series against the IPL. He brought the problem with him. The crash could have made it worse,” the source added.
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The BCCI will first assess the extent of the injury and decide on the course of treatment. Pant and the Indian fans will be amazed when he recovers in time for the Australia and IPL series. But that would be like a miracle.
