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‘You can easily afford a driver’ – Former Indian captain has an interesting take on Rishabh Pant’s accident

India’s wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant met with a life-threatening accident during the wee hours of Friday as he was travelling to his hometown Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Pant’s car collided with a divider as he dozed off to sleep while driving and caught fire. The cricketer broke the window and escaped from the burning car and was helped by a Haryana Roadways bus driver and conductor who arrived at the accident spot.

The 25-year-old is currently being treated at a private Hospital in Dehradun for multiple injuries to his head, back and leg. Following the horrific incident, the entire cricketing fraternity have sent their good wishes for a speedy recovery of the star cricketer. Legendary Indian captain Kapil Dev had an emotional reaction to the incident and thanked the almighty for his stable condition.

“This is a 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,” Kapil Dev told ABP News.

The former India skipper also said that cricketers need to take care of themselves and Pant could easily hire a driver instead of driving the car himself. According to a statement made by the SP SK Singh of Haridwar (Rural), Pant had been driving the car alone; on Sunday, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami revealed Pant was “trying to avoid a pothole or something black” before the collision happened.

Only you can take care of yourself: Kapil Dev

“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,” Kapil Dev said.

According to the statement by Indian Cricket Board, Pant “has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back.”