'He is in high spirits.' Anil Kapoor & Anupam Kher meet cricketer Rishabh Pant, say he is 'doing fine'

Bollywood veteran actors Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher on Saturday visited cricketer Rishabh Pant, who is currently admitted to a Dehradun hospital after suffering severe injuries in a car crash.

In a statement to ANI, the two confirmed that Pant was doing well. The actor-duo said that they made the cricketer laugh during their visit.


Kher and Kapoor, who went to see the cricketer as his fans, also met Pant's mother and relatives.

"We came to know that Rishabh Pant is in the hospital, so I and Anil, as common citizens, came to see him. We met his mother and he is much better, his spirits are very high and the blessings of the whole of India are with him, so he will get well soon. We met his relatives, all is good, all is fine, we made them laugh. We went to meet him as fans. We as responsible citizens take that please drive carefully, especially when it is foggy at night. Wishing you all a very happy new year," Kher was quoted as saying to ANI.

Kapoor told ANI, "He is in high spirits and he should be fine, we also met his mother and relatives, and all are very good. Whoever is watching this I would like to appeal that, pray for him, so that he recovers soon and we will see him playing."

The cricketer had a narrow escape after his luxury vehicle crashed into a road divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday. The reports claimed that Pant had dozed off while driving. He was alone in the car.

The police said that the 25-year-old, who was on his way to his hometown Roorkee to surprise his mother, suffered injuries on his head, back and feet in the accident.

Pant's brain and spinal cord MRI came back as 'normal'.

After the accident, the Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a statement saying, "Pant has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, and toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back. Rishabh's condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment, as per the BCCI statement shared with the media."

BCCI said it will see to it that Pant receives the best possible medical care and gets all the support he needs to come out of this traumatic phase.