10 shifts, 128 running in a blow of 99 – things in his cricket career never looked worse for Rishabh Pant. Visibly frustrated pants were re -released in the Indian Premier League cheap, this time in bizarre fashion against Kings Kings at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsale.
Pant’s form this season was chaotic. He did not have a batting seated position – sometimes he opened and occasionally came no.
Things were quickly spiraling for a hinge, which was once a darling of the world cricket after a heroic return from an almost fatal traffic accident in 2022. In IPL 2024 he returned strongly, impressed his lead and even led India to win the World Cup in 2024-first since 2007.
After the World Championship, Pant left his children’s franchise Delhi Capitals and attracted a record agreement of the RS 27 Crore from Lucknow Super Giants, who wandered after the season 2025 before 2025.
And this is where things started to go sideways – both for pants and for LSG.
Pant’s Dig in Pandjab Kings
When Pant spoke to star sports after the auction, jokingly said that his only problem was that the kings could choose him, given that they had the biggest handbag. His comments indicated pre -interviews with LSG and revealed the unwillingness to meet with Ricky Ponting, now the head coach PBKS, with whom Pant previously worked in DC.
Interestingly, the pandjab did not ask for pants and instead went to Shreyas Iyer, who was released KRK, even though he won the title last season.
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Rishabh Pant scored 128 runs in IPL 2025.
It is irony that PBKS made double LSG in 2025 – and that will be emphatic. At the first meeting at the Ekan Punjab stadium, he chased 172 in only 16.2 overs, which caused bowling coach Zheer Khan to joke that Pandjab probably prepared the playground.
In Dharamsale, 4 May, PBKS hammered 236 and prevented it from clinical accuracy. In both games the hinge failed – scoring 2 and 18.
Pant has exceeded 10 runs only four times this season – 15 vs SRH, 21 vs GT, 63 vs CSK and 18 vs pbks, which caused meme that 27 crore Pant scored “four tents” in IPL 2025.
Pant’s decrease in white ball was stable. It is from the T20i Suryakumara Yadava, where Sanju Samson is now the first selection breeder and was overlooked by Odi Rohit Sharma, where Kl Rahul retained his place from the World Cup 2023.
Pant is confused: UTHAPPA
Former Indian cricket Robin Uthappa discussed Pant’s fighting on Jarrod Kimber’s podcast in the first week of May. He said the panty looked confused-not, whether to attack or defend-recognizing signs for the players in his ninth season IPL. Now the hinge should be a finished product. Instead, inconsistent roles and mixed signals from the team leadership Maintains his approach.
IPL 2025, PBKS VS LSG: Employment
“Rishabh’s dough is confused,” Uthappa said. “There is a serious lack of clarity. A game where a bat and promoted Abdula Samada in front of him, showing that he had no idea what his role was. He needs dust to deal with – now nothing works for him.”
UTHAPPA believes that Pant’s best position is No. 3 – where he can walk and attack freely.
“Although India won the World Cup in 2024, the pants fired on No. 3. This is his zone. He just came out and broke. Even against CSK this season, he seemed to enjoy bowling,” Uthappa added.
Interestingly, this exact role worked for Devdutt Padikkal in RCB. He came to No. 3 and attacked from the beginning and revived his career 247 runs in a strike of 150-on his previous average in the mid-20 years.
Has she injured the added panting responsibility?
The best season IPL Pant – 2017 to 2019 – got under the captain of Gautam Gambhira and Shreyas Iyer. Its only century IPL came in 2018 against SRHAnthix after collapse after the collapse of the highest order.
Counter-Attack-it was Bant’s brand. This made him a global X-factor. Gabba, IPL, ODI – all his iconic shifts came from this approach. Do not forget: Pant was a basball before England even created this term.
Since 2020, its IPL numbers have been immersed – 2024 is a rare exception. Is the added pressure of the captain added?
Uthappa thinks that. He asked if Pant was suppressing his natural game because LSG now leads.
“Pant helped to redefine modern cricket. They don’t have to play the role of anchor anchors in the old school,” Uthappa said. “Rohit Sharma has changed his style for the team. But pants? Is that the reason the game evolved. Why pull him back into a role that doesn’t match him?”
What should Rishabh pant do?
Rishabh Pant scored 18 VS PBK runs on Sunday. Courtesy: pti
Pant’s abyss is clear – trying too hard and nothing clicks.
During the Border-Gavascar Trophy 2024–25, he was publicly rebuked for the ruthless selection of a shot and seems to be dragging into its form T20.
Can he bounce? Absolutely. He is only 27. But how he does it – this is a real question.
Virender Sehwag had a proposal during PBKS VS LSG: Return to the basics.
“Pant should watch old IPL videos where he scored freely. Pant before the injury had more” dabang-nots “. After injury, that’s faded.
He also suggested that the hinge should rely on his mentor, Mrs. Dhoni.
“If the runs do not come, you start thinking negatively. But when you are in shape, you only think about where to hit. If Dhoni is your guru, call. Talk to him. It will help,” Sehwag advised.
Clean the fog
Right now, Rishabh Pant looks like a player imprisoned in the fog of uncertainty – he caught up in between who he used to be and who he was told to become. Swagger, instinctive aggression, raw fearlessness that once defined it seems to be buried under layers of anticipation, pressure and confusion of roles. It is not that Pant suddenly lost his talent – it is that he is unable to see his way clearly in the middle of noise.
What he needs now is not another tactical shift or another conversation with PEP. He needs clarity. He needs to slow things down, reset his mind and return to the version of himself, which prospered – not only statistically but emotionally. This version came up with routine, rhythm and sense of purpose that is missing at the moment. Watching his old shifts, re -connection with mentors like Mrs. Dhoni, and filtering the mess around him could be the first steps to rediscover this thinking.
Pant is only 27. His story is far from over. But if this haze crashes, the cricket world can start looking around him soon – not because he is not good enough, but because he forgot how to play as Rishabh Pant, which we knew once.
The dust must settle. And as soon as he does, the hinge must be ready – with a brighter head, simpler routine and the courage to be alone again. Only then can he free and return from this magic, not only as a player with a role, but as a power with the purpose.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
May 5, 2025
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