• Kapil Dev offers his advice to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
• Pant was involved in a near-fatal car crash on the Delhi-Dehradun highway.
• The 25-year-old has been shifted to a private suite from the ICU.

The veteran cricketer Kapil Dev responded to the tragic vehicle accident involving wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant by saying, “You can easily afford a driver.”

Pant was involved in a close call vehicle accident on Friday. He was travelling in his Mercedes automobile from New Delhi to his birthplace of Roorkee.

When his automobile crashed with a road divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, 25-year-old Pant received major injuries to his forehead, a ligament tear in his knee, as well as injuries to his right wrist, ankle, and toe. He also sustained abrasion injuries to his back.

“This is learning. When I was still an up-and-coming cricketer, I faced a motorcycle accident. From that day onwards, my brother didn’t even let me touch the motorbike. I’m just thankful to god that Rishabh Pant is safe,”  In an interview  the captain of the 1983 World Cup champion team said.

“Yes, you have a good-looking car with great speeds but you have to be careful. You can easily afford a driver, you don’t have to drive it alone. I understand that one has hobbies or even passion for such things, it’s natural to have it at his age, but you also have responsibilities. Only you can take care of yourself. You have to decide things for yourself,” he added.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) promised that Pant would receive the best medical attention and support he requires to recover from this horrific experience.

Pant was brought to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Center before being transferred to Max Hospital in Dehradun.

Due to a high risk of infection, he was moved from the ICU to a private suite.

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