IPL 2018: 3 recent instances of players who played in an IPL game after the demise of their family member

#1 Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant was mentally very strong at such an early age

Rishabh Pant is the front-runner in the list of the long-term replacement for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is in tremendous form for Delhi Daredevils with an eye-catching strike rate of 173.12 in the ongoing edition of IPL.

On the night of April 05, 2017, Rishabh Pant’s father passed away in his sleep due to a cardiac arrest. It was a terrible situation for the 18-year old youngster since the Delhi Daredevil’s season opener for the 2017 edition scheduled on April 08.

However, he turned up for the team’s opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The game too was a disappointing one for the youngster as DD lost to RCB by 15 runs. Pant fought a lone battle by scoring 57 runs from 36 deliveries. Though DD lost the match, Pant won the hearts of the fans.