Rishabh Pant Says Ashish Nehra's Advice Helped Him Rebuild After Life-Threatening Car Crash | Cricket News

File photo of Rishabh Pant.© BCCI Kolkata:The flamboyant Rishabh Pant on Monday acknowledged the influence and guidance of Ashish Nehra after he survived his horrific car accident, saying the former India seamer's advice to "stay happy" stood the keeper-batter in good stead during a difficult phase. Pant met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on the night of December 30, 2022. His car caught fire but he made a lucky escape even though his injuries were quite severe and needed multiple surgeries. "I think one advice which really helped me was from Ashish Nehra," Pant recalled in a freewheeling chat during CII Eastern Region's interactive session - 'India@100: Leadership Insight from the Sports Economy'."He is a senior from my club also. He just came to me, saw me, and he told me, 'I had lots of injuries. Just one thing if you can do is keep yourself happy. Do things that makes you feel happy. And keep following that'."I think that advice really stood with me and helped me t...