Bhubaneswar, Jan. 5 -- Team India's flamboyant wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant's return to international cricket is not a possibility in near future. However, Pant can take heart from many top sportspersons across the globe who fought their way back into the international arena again following a near-fatal mishaps.

Let's have a look at some of the top athletes who have scripted inspiring stories after making a comeback by showing fighting spirits.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Cricket)

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is considered as one of the greatest cricketers of India. Pataudi's car was involved in an accident in Hove, in East Sussex, England on July 1, 1961. He lost sight in his right eye in the process as a piece of sharp glass from the...