‘Yeah… Mohsin’: Rishabh Pant and Ian Bishop’s Hilarious Chat on Mohammad Shami During RR vs LSG Goes Viral – Watch

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant had an awkward but funny exchange with commentator Ian Bishop during the draw ahead of the LSG IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday after he was asked about the absence of senior pacer Mohammed Shami from the playing eleven.Rajasthan Royals starting captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and elected the first bowler. Regular RR captain Riyan Parag missed the match due to a hamstring injury sustained in the previous game, while Ravindra Jadeja was also unavailable as he is recovering from “some niggles”. RR made three changes as Sandeep Sharma, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorious came into the playing XI.LSG also made two changes as Mohsin Khan replaced Shami while Ayush Badoni came in for Aiden Markram.During the toss, Pant confirmed that Shami had been dropped. However, when Bishop asked about the reason for omitting the pacer, the conversation quickly became muddled.The exchange went like this:Pants: Shami is not playing, Mohsin is playingBishop: What is the problem with Shami?Pants: YesBishop: What is the problem with Shami?Pants: MohsinBishop: No, what is the problem with Shami?Pants: (seemingly confused)Bishop: Who’s out?Pants: Shami is out, Mohsin is playingBishop: Yeah, I’m asking…Pants: Aiden is out, Badoni is inBishop: Okay, we can leave it at thatPants: (nods head)”The moment quickly went viral on social media, with fans reacting to Pant’s confused answers and Bishop’s repeated attempts to clarify Shami’s absence.Rajasthan Royals entered the match at the fifth position in the points table while Lucknow Super Giants were already out of the play-offs.