Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant is in “high spirits” and recovering from surgical procedure after his horror car crash however will doubtless miss the upcoming Test sequence in opposition to Australia, Indian media stories stated on Sunday.

The star wicketkeeper-batsman suffered a number of accidents when his Mercedes SUV crashed into the median earlier than daybreak on Friday as he was travelling alone from New Delhi to his hometown Roorkee, a couple of hours north of the Indian capital.

His automotive instantly caught hearth and the 25-year-old was rescued by a bus driver and conductor on the freeway.

Pant “is in high spirits and responding well to treatment […] He underwent plastic surgery on his left eyebrow where he suffered a cut in the accident,” Shyam Sharma of the Delhi and District Cricket Association told the Times of India.

The cricketer additionally suffered a ligament harm in his proper knee, harm his wrist and ankle, and has abrasion accidents on his again, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stated in an announcement.

Sharma stated the BCCI was monitoring Pant’s remedy and was in “constant touch” together with his medical crew.

“As far as the ligament injury in his right knee is concerned, he will take some time to recover. He will be provided the best possible treatment,” he added.

A BCCI staffer quoted by the Press Trust of India information company said Pant confronted a chronic absence from aggressive cricket and would doubtless miss the four-Test Australia sequence at house beginning February 9.

A maverick batsman, Pant is the mainstay of the Test squad and has performed a key position in a few of India’s most memorable wins within the final three years.

But his white-ball type has been inconsistent recently and Pant was left out of the squad for the T20 and ODI tour by Sri Lanka beginning subsequent week.

The wicketkeeper’s omission got here days after his match-winning innings of 93 within the second Test in opposition to Bangladesh, serving to India safe a 2-0 sequence whitewash.

Fans and members of India’s cricket fraternity have expressed shock on the information and wished Pant a speedy restoration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Friday he was distressed by the accident and had prayed for Pant’s good well being.

Bus driver Sushil Kumar and his conductor, who helped Pant out of his automotive, have been hailed as heroes for his or her response to the near-fatal crash.