Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Star India batter Rishabh Pant met a horrific car accident on December 30 2022, as he was travelling from New Delhi to Roorkee, Uttarakhand, to surprise his family and celebrate New year with them. Pant’s car had crashed into a divider before flipping multiple times and caught fire. The 25-year-old luckily survived the near-fatal accident as he managed to escape in time with the help of some locals.

Commenting on the unfortunate incident, India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan recently revealed in an interview that in the past he once saw Pant driving once after which he advised the youngster to keep a check on his speed.

“I saw him drive once, I am happy that Rishabh managed to survive that accident. He is recovering well. I keep talking to him. I saw him drive once and told him to drive cars slowly. I didn’t even remember that interview, I don’t know how it cropped up on social media,” said Dhawan to Aaj Tak.

“I spoke my heart that day. But when you are 20-21, you have that extra enthusiasm in your life… it’s not like Rishabh drove his car rashly, at that age, I have also driven rashly. Many others would have done the same. At these times, you have to keep your adrenaline rush in check, it’s important. Yes, I did give him advice,” he added.

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