'Indian cricket has got his fine gem back' - Navjot Singh Sidhu opens up on Rishabh Pant's return to cricket field

Navjot Singh Sidhu reflected on Rishabh Pant's remarkable comeback to cricket after a harrowing accident, expressing gratitude for the young player's return to the field. Sunil Gavaskar praised the bowling performance of Harshit Rana for KKR in the final over, highlighting his tactical brilliance. Meanwhile, Brian Lara discussed Mitchell Starc's debut for KKR, emphasizing the bowler's strengths and areas for improvement.

Speaking exclusively to Star Sports on 'Cricket Live', former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu spoke on Rishabh Pant’s comeback to cricket, “When this accident had happened, I saw the picture of the vehicle. Everything got burned, and there was no vehicle at the scene. How anyone can survive that sort of horrifying accident? Post that, we were in the assumption that whether the operations would succeed or not, but all went well for him. And in the process of physiotherapy when the removal of plaster happens your body doesn’t move at all which is a very painful experience for anyone. From that condition, he is out now here and leading Delhi Capitals and running between the wickets and playing good cricket. Just a matter of time before he will regain his form. But importantly Indian cricket has got his fine gem back, and we should be thankful to god on his return to the field.”

 Sunil Gavaskar spoke on the final over bowled by Harshit Rana for KKR, “Fantastic. He totally learned from that first ball he bowled; it was a quicker delivery and it was pulled for a six by Klaasen. The next five deliveries he took the pace off, bowled those slow cutters, slower off-cutters which actually meant that there was no pace coming off the surface for the batters to play the big shot. So fantastic over, absolutely top class over from Harshit Rana. I think they gave Russell for his 2 wickets and 64 the player of the match, but they must also give something to Harshit Rana for his spell and particularly for that last over.”

Brian Lara spoke on Mitchell Starc's debut for KKR last night, “I think the strength of Mitchell Starc, we all know around the world, is that ability to use that new ball to get wickets. He didn't get any wickets with the new ball. And when you play him at the back end, that's not his forte, his forte is up front. But it's only the first game, so it's alright.”