Air India tragedy casts shadow over Team India's camp in England, 'Want to make nation happy again', says Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant.
New Delhi: The tragedy that took place on June 13 with the Air India flight has shocked the nation completely, and the country is yet to recover after the desperating event. It was a flight to London, Boeing crashed a few after takeoff in Ahmedabad proving to be fatal to more than 270 passengers and its crew and including its captain. Incredibly, just a single individual, by name Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, who sat at 11A survived the crash. Speaking to the media after the incident, Rishabh Pant, the vice-captain of the Indian team seemed to be in a state of shock.
Pant is in England amidst a five match Test series that is to commence on June 20. The wicketkeeper-batter also disclosed the fact that the accident had left the country sad and the Indian cricket team would do its best to make the country cheerful again during the impending Tests.
'See, what happened in the aircraft—I think the whole of India were saddened, disheartened. At the same time, the only thing from our side is, we are going to be sticking to them how we can make India happy again. Obviously, emotions are going to be high because of what happened in the crash. But at the same time, we want to put our best foot forward for the country,' he said.
The Air India crash also witnessed a postponement in the naming of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy that was earlier called the Pataudi Trophy.
The upcoming Test series, will mark a new chapter in Indian cricket, as new generation will take over the charge, with Shubman Gill named as skipper. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma no longer belong to the team as they announced their retirement from Tests. On the other hand, R Ashwin retired from all forms of cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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