 "'What happened in the aircraft...': Rishabh Pant wants to make India happy again after Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy")
India’s vice-captain Rishabh Pant addressed the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash and said that the team will keep that in mind when they head into the five-match Test series against England, starting Friday, 20 June. Pant said the players are determined to bring some happiness back to the nation after the shocking incident.
An Air India flight travelling from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after takeoff last week, killing 241 people on board. Only one passenger survived the crash by jumping off the emergency window. The crash was one of the worst aviation tragedies in India’s history and left the entire country heartbroken.
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Pant wants to make India happy again
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Pant said, “What happened in the aircraft (crash), I think the whole India was disheartened but at the same time the only thing from our side…we are going to be sticking with them, how we can make India happy again.”
Pant, who will be batting at No. 5 and is also taking up leadership responsibility as the new vice-captain, said the team understands the emotions of the nation right now. He said that they will put their best foot forward going into the first match at Headingley, Leeds.
“Obviously, the emotion is going to be high because of what happened in the crash but at the same time we are going to put our best foot forward for the country, how we can make them happy and that’s an added responsibility always,” he added.
“You want to make India happy all the time but as a cricketer it’s not possible all the time but what I can promise from our side is we are going to put our best foot forward and we are going to give our 200% and in that process we are going to make India a lot happier place,” he said.
Pant also spoke about his comeback following a horrific car accident in 2022, which ruled him out of the game for two years.
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More Shorts“Coming forward, the last two years have been tough coming back from the (car) accident but at the same time I want to be an individual who is learning each and every day. See for me after my accident just being on the ground and making people believe that I can come back and the kind of love they have shown me, it’s always going to be special for me,” he added.
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