T20 World Cup 2024: 'From deadly accident to World Cup, what a journey' - Twitter reacts as Rishabh Pant earns dream India recall

Rishabh Pant has continued his fairytale return to the game as he has been included in the India squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The 15-member squad for the marquee event was announced on Tuesday (April 30).

His chances of making the cut for the World Cup were extremely low after he spent more than a year on the sidelines to recover from the injuries he had sustained in the horrific car accident. The wicketkeeper-batsman made his much-awaited return to competitive cricket last month in the ongoing IPL 2024 and hit the ground running.

Not many were expecting him to keep the wickets from the very start but Rishabh Pant has left many surprised with his sheer dedication as well as performance. He hit the ground running and has impressed with both bat and wicketkeeping gloves so far.

Rishabh Pant is currently Delhi Capitals' leading run-scorer in the tournament. Overall, only three batters have scored more runs than him this season. In 11 games so far, the left-handed batsman has scored 398 runs with the help of three half-centuries. He has scored his runs at an average of more than 44 and a strike-rate of almost 160.

He and Sanju Samson have been named in the squad as the two specialist wicketkeepers ahead of the likes of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, Dhruv Jurel, and Jitesh Sharma. Rishabh Pant is set to be the main wicketkeeper of the team in the T20 World Cup.

Here is how the fans reacted to his inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad:

Rishabh Pant is back 🕷️🔥🥵
What a comeback man inspiration for many 🫡🙇🏻‍♂️ @RishabhPant17 #T20WorldCup24 pic.twitter.com/oPuoSZg9f3

— Nani sai (@alwaysnanisai2) April 30, 2024

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From deadly accident to ICC world cup team ,
What a Journey Rishabh pant ❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/vZBbhaviTS

— Rishabh pant FÇ (@rishabpantclub) April 30, 2024

Rishab pant place on T20 side is really questionable........ Don't know how and why he is getting selected for wc .... Sympathy card ?

— Dr.AIRdrop💧 (@DrAIRdrop77) April 30, 2024

Bcci will realise selecting team based on IPL was a mistake noway pant hardik jadeja is out lower middle order.
2024 ipl is the biggest fraud #T20WorldCup2024 #rinkusingh #rohitsharma

— Gaurav Sharma (@Gaurav_ke_tweet) April 30, 2024

Its been a tough time for you, but u fought like a true champion 🏆 💕

So good to see you back Bhai

@RishabhPant17

👑🇮🇳 Play well ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Rishabh Pant#RishabhPant https://t.co/6dPOx1C4Cd pic.twitter.com/h9DRAqfs91

— BONG CONNECTION (@BOONMITRA) April 30, 2024

- Missed WTC final 2023.
- Missed ODI World Cup 2023.

Now it's time for the comeback, What a story, from the horrific car accident to playing in a World Cup after 18 months - Rishabh Pant is back. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/8E3aSGUjz0

— Jessica. (@Onehandedsix) April 30, 2024

Rishabh Pant comes back into India's World Cup squad after 18 months 🇮🇳♥️

He survived a devastating car accident, recovered, came back, performed in the IPL and earned his place back 🫡 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/cGPn1nAEuF

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) April 30, 2024

Rishabh Pant is back :)

This has to be the biggest talking point of the T20 World Cup squad. Who would have thought he would wear the Indian jersey so soon? Not many... but he clearly had the self-belief to overcome all obstacles.

Very very happy for him...

— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) April 30, 2024

From an absolutely scary accident to getting much better in shortest format. Set to make international comeback directly in the T20 World Cup. Despite IPL form not being a key parameter as per selectors, he was still picked. RISHABH PANT 2.0 🎇 pic.twitter.com/jJfyuMZ4A2

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 30, 2024

Rishabh Pant's poor record in the T20 World Cup:

The upcoming T20 World Cup will be Rishabh Pant's third as a player. He was a part of the Indian squad for the last two editions of the tournament as well. And while he is one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world, he is yet to prove himself in the T20 World Cup.

He has played seven games in the T20 World Cup so far and has managed to score a modest 87 runs with a top-score of 39. With form on his side at present, he will be looking to improve his record in the tournament this year.

India squad for the T20 World Cup:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.