The former cricket India Navjot Singh Sidhu decoded Lucknow Super Giants Captain Rishabh Pant fighting with a bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and pointed to the selection of panties and mental approach as the main reasons for his personal forfeiture and a team that diminished.
Pan’s bad form with a bat reflected in the tournament down the LSG trajectory. With five wins out of 11 games and a net running rate of -0,469, Lucknow’s chances are to get to the first four, slim. One more defeat at home could completely leave the competition.
“The problem with Rishabh Pant is his choice.
The comparison, which drew with the constantly folded MS Dhoni, emphasized the importance of calm under pressure. “Look at Dhoni-Calm, folded, giving away nothing. The hinge must tune his thinking, especially around the selection of a shot. They must return to the foundations.”
Pant, which was purchased for a record CRS RS 27 at the IPL 2025 Auction Last November, which made it the most expensive player in the history of the league-it was that LSG would lead to the new era of success. With the star sets with Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh and David Miller, the expectations were high for Captain Pant and a personal revival with the bat. For LSG owners Sanjiv Goenka was not just a signature of the awning, but a character defining the brand as the future face of the league along with the legends like Rohit Sharma and Dhoni.
For six months, however, reality is far from this vision. Pant fought throughout the season and won only 128 runs out of 11 matches. He fired on No. 4, 6, 7, and even opened in one game, but nothing worked. His highest score, 63, was an exception in an otherwise bleak campaign. In one match, his visible frustration, after being sent down, led to an animated interview with mentor Zheer Khan, who came from the excavation.
LSG currently sits seventh at the table table. Although they can win all their remaining games, their depressed clean running rate-the lower in the league would still keep them out of the playoffs. “Even if LSG wins all its remaining matches, their bad clean run will damage their chances,” Sidha warned.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
9 May 2025
Tune
