Lucknow Super Giants’ captain, Nicholas Pooran, recently revealed that his cricketing career nearly ended at the age of 19. Pooran disclosed that he suffered from the traumatic aftermath of a severe car crash. He also talked about all the challenges he faced in his journey back to the cricket field. The West Indies player revealed that this horrifying accident took place a decade ago.
Nicholas Pooran and his accident
Nicholas Pooran, who led his team in the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings, shared the details of the life-altering incident. He stated that the accident that took place a decade ago changed his life. Recalling the fateful day, Pooran narrated how he was returning home from training.
After which a reckless maneuver by another vehicle led to a collision. He stated that the impact left him unconscious. He added that he was left with injuries that included a ruptured left patellar tendon and a fractured right ankle.
Pooran, during the interview, stated, “I was knocked out and then I couldn’t remember what happened. I just woke up at the accident and I was like, ‘How did this happen?’ I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that this happened. I was taken in an ambulance, couldn’t move my legs.”
The 29-year-old West Indies player added, “My left patellar tendon had ruptured, and I had a fractured right ankle. I couldn’t straighten my leg. At first, I didn’t really know what happened. I wasn’t too sure. People kept telling me, ‘Move your toes, move your toes!’ I knew I couldn’t move my knee, so I knew something’s definitely wrong.”
It was then stated by Pooran that the aftermath of the crash led him into months of uncertainty and rehabilitation. However, with determination and resilience, he underwent two surgeries and completed his painstaking recovery journey.
Rishab Pant also recently went through a life-threatening accident
Pooran revealed that he had been talking to Delhi Capitals captain Rishab Pant after he also went through a near-death accident. He said, “I have been chatting with Rishabh obviously. Both of us have a really good relationship.”
Lucknow Super Giants’ player added, “But there are times when you go into a place where you’re very depressed and frustrated because you want the healing process to happen so fast. But it’s difficult,” Pooran had said last year.
“Sometimes you don’t see progress. In life, you want to see progress, you want it to happen so fast, but it doesn’t happen the whole time. It’s very challenging, but need to believe in yourself.” added Pooran.
Rishab Pant’s accident
For those who may not be aware, at around 5:30 am on December 30th, Rishabh Pant was on his way to his hometown in Dehradun from New Delhi. He was going to pay a surprise visit to his family residing in Dehradun.
However, the cricketer lost control of the Mercedes-AMG GLE SUV at a very high speed. Due to this, the vehicle overturned a couple of times after hitting a divider at the Narsan border near Hammadpur Jhal in Roorkee on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. His car then went up in flames. However, he was saved by a bus driver and conductor and later taken to the hospital.
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