Delhi Capitals had a particular visitor in Rishabh Pant on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday throughout their first house match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in opposition to the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. The DC common skipper and wicketkeeper-batter is presently recovering from accidents that sustained in a automotive accident late final 12 months. Pant might be seen arriving on the venue in a automotive after which slowly walked in direction of the stand. Later, he was photographed watching the match from the stands.

Watch: Rishabh Pant Attends Delhi Capitals’ First IPL 2023 Home Match

#WATCH | Cricketer Rishabh Pant arrives at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as his crew Delhi Capitals faces Gujarat Titans right here. pic.twitter.com/Gx7l2oYrfi

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Happy to see Delhi’s personal celebrity #RishabhPant within the stands, supporting his crew at house. Lovely how the franchise has come to assist Pant in his robust days. That’s IPL for us. #IPL2023 #DelhiCapitals #DCvsGT pic.twitter.com/oK0RWFxDVC

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In the opening sport in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants, the DC crew had hung their skipper’s jersey No. 17 on the roof of the dug-out as a gesture that he’s “always with the team in spirit”. However, an IPL supply instructed information company PTI that it has been made clear from the BCCI’s finish that such a gesture appeared a “bit over the top” and was at one degree “uncalled for”.

“It seemed a bit over the top. Such a gesture is reserved in case of ultimate tragedy or retirement. In this case, it was neither. Rishabh is well and truly on his way to recovery faster than one expected. So while it was done with a noble intention, it is learnt that BCCI has politely told the franchise to avoid such gesture in future,” the IPL supply mentioned.

It is known that it was head coach Ricky Ponting‘s concept to show Pant’s jersey from the dug-out. The Delhi Capitals shall be honouring Pant by inscribing his jersey quantity on all of the gamers throughout one of many video games when the crew will put on a unique color. However, the jersey quantity shall be inscribed in a single nook and it’ll not be an infringement with the gamers’ particular person jersey numbers.

“Every season, DC wears a different jersey during one particular game. In that game, everyone will have Pant’s jersey number inscribed on their jerseys. However there is specific rule for logo and it will be a small inscription in one corner,” the supply mentioned.

In their marketing campaign opener in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants, DC had misplaced by 50 run.

With PTI inputs