What Is Anti-Gravity Machine Made By NASA & Used By Rishabh Pant For His Training?
Rishabh Pant running on an anti-gravity treadmill [X.com]
India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is currently away from cricket, and undergoing an intensive training programme at the BCCI-run National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore, hoping to make a successful return from a career-threatening accident.
Pant suffered a near-fatal car accident last December during his away to his hometown Roorkie. The player missed India's T20 World Cup 2022 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaigns, apart from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
In a recent video, Pant was seen running on a treadmill in NCA, which has now been revealed to be a state-of-the-art 'Anti-Gravity Treadmill'.
The AGT equipment is mainly used during rehabilitation by international athletes, which deals with lower body recovery. The treadmill was developed in collaboration with NASA by Alter, who use the machine to train their astronauts.
The purpose of this machine to make the runner feel lack of any upper body weight, and keeps the person fixed at one position while running, giving the sense of jogging on the moon.
The cost of the equipment is around INR 4-7 crore, which is readily available at the NCA for players under rehabilitation.
In between his recovery, Pant has been often seen visiting Hindu pilgrimage sites such as Kedarnath and Badrinath, and also celebrated his sister's birthday along with his family last month.
In his short five-year career, Pant has made the biggest impact for India in Tests, making stellar performances in SENA countries. The 26-year-old has played 33 Tests, 30 ODIs, and 66 T20Is, amassing 4,123 runs which include six centuries and 19 fifties.
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