Rishabh Pant's doctor calls somersault celebration 'unnecessary'

Dubai: Rishabh Pant double centuries in the first Test against England at Headingly was celebration of joy, a great comeback story and an inspiration to many.

As soon as he reached his century in the first innings, the wicketkeeper-batter didn't let the moment slip away celebrating it in a unique style by a performing a somersault.

But one person watching from India though appreciated his fightback watching from close circles he called the somersault as 'unnecessary'.

“Rishabh trained as a gymnast. Although he looks large, he is quite agile, and he does have a lot of flexibility,” Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who was Pant's surgeon, told The Telegraph.

“And, that’s why he’s been doing those somersaults of late.

“It’s a well-practised and perfected move – unnecessary though!”

Speaking about the accident involving Pant, he said, “To be in an accident like this, where the car actually overturns and blows up, the risk of death is extremely high.

“When your knee dislocates, and all the ligaments break, there's a high possibility of the nerve or the main blood vessel also being injured. If the blood vessel gets injured, you typically have about four to six hours to restore the blood supply.

“Otherwise, there's a risk of losing your limb. The fact that his blood vessel wasn't injured despite having a severe high-velocity knee dislocation was extremely lucky,” he added.