Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is in stable condition in hospital after being injured in a car accident.
Police say the 25-year-old “dozed off” and lost control of his car. It rolled over twice and caught fire.
Reports in India indicate that Pant was injured in the head, back and leg.
Pant crashed between Mangalaur and Nursan, near his hometown of Roorkee in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
“Rishabh is stable and undergoing analysis,” said Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah. tweeted.
“I have spoken to his family and the doctors treating him. We are monitoring his progress closely and will give him all the support he needs.”
Delhi Capitals head coach and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting wished Pant a speedy recovery in a Tweeter which read, “Hope you’re feeling better and getting back on your feet soon.”
Pant has played 33 Tests, 30 One-Day Internationals and 66 Twenty20s for India.
He was part of the Indian team that won a 2-0 Test series in Bangladesh on December 25, earning the highest score with 93 in the opening innings.
He has not been named in the squad for the three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka which start in Mumbai on January 3.
