‘Uski gaadi 1 Crore ki thi, khud ka bill chuka sakta hai wo’- Twitter calls Indian Cricket Board airlifting Rishabh Pant to Mumbai a ‘PR Stunt’

Rishabh Pant was involved in an unfortunate car accident on December 30^th when he was travelling to his mother’s place. The Team India batter was saved by a Himachal Roadways bus driver and conductor who pulled the player out of the burning car and got him to safety.

Since then he has been admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and his condition is reported to be stable. Earlier he was being treated in Max Hospital, Dehradun from where the Indian Cricket Board arranged an air ambulance for the young wicketkeeper batter to be airlifted.

A senior sports journalist K Shriniwas Rao tweeted the news saying, “Well done Indian Cricket Board, Board secretary Jay Shah has just approved an air ambulance for Rishabh Pant to be flown from the Max Hospital facility in Dehradun to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Good gesture @ Jay Shah.”

The news however hasn’t gone well with many fans as they claim it to be a PR stunt of sorts. One user by the name Rakesh replied, “Why are you going gaga & dancing on the roof top? They are doing for their player who wasn’t injured on a cricketing field or performing any exercise/ drill prescribed by NCA. Still, it’s not cleared as to what cause the accident different version. Let all come out first.”

Another by the name of Rahul K wrote, “What’s good in it? Paying bills for someone who is rich enough to pay bills for all the patients admitted in the hospital… Bravo well done.”

Here’s how Twitter reacted: 

That definitely is a good gesture, no doubt

But Rishabh Pant has enough money to afford his own treatment which is a personal and not work incident

Hope they pay the medical bills of the groundsmen when they need assistance – that would be the right thing to do

— Aziz (@c0mm0n_5ense) January 5, 2023

A good gesture as long as it is applicable to all Indian players not just a select few.

— Sab Changa Si (सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब दिल में है) (@philpjg) January 4, 2023

What's well done in this? Does that mean Dehradun doesn't have good health facilities? If it doesn't then he should ask his party to improve that

— Shobhit Kukreti (@KukretiShobhit) January 4, 2023

As if Rishabh Pant doesn’t have enough money to take care of this spend.. Rather pay some of these to former players, ground staff, club level umpires, physios

— Santhosh Jayakumar (@santhoshjk) January 4, 2023

Lol their cheif minister allready announced I'd needed take air ambulance why now Jay shaw doing unecessary overaction now nd ur doing pr with thread where we r going 🤷🤷🤷🤦🤦🤦🤦😡

— kanna (@kannar852) January 4, 2023

What's good in it?paying bills for someone who is rich enough to pay bills for all the patients admitted in the hospital…Bravo well done

— Rahul k (@trollstoy20) January 4, 2023

Poor people don't get facilities and rich cricketers get everything for free. Super

— VeerG🇮🇳 (@VeerGandhi9) January 4, 2023

Why no appreciation for the bcci president Roger Benny? Is the post of secretary bigger than the president?

— Dinesh Kumar (@asvrdinesh) January 4, 2023

Have full sympathy for Pant for this incidence? But we all know he's the one who's responsible for this 🤣 this is absolutely joke. Never heard when some soldier get injured and airlifted them to Mumbai or any big city

— GaltiSeMistakeHogaya (@AndBhala) January 4, 2023

Pant jis gadi me ja raha tha wo 1 cr ki thi.. khud ka bill 💸 vo chuka sakta hai.. india me bahut poor log hain air ambulance 🚑 to nae lekin 1 vakt ka khana de dijeaga ..

— Kirtan patel (@kirtan5719) January 6, 2023