Rishabh Pant
In the mega auction held in November 2024, Lucknow Super Giants bought Rishabh Pant for 27 crores with great expectations. He became the most expensive player in IPL history. The team management also made him captain for this season. But Pant has flopped completely in batting this season. At the same time, he has not seen much effective in captaincy. Although the team of Lucknow Super Giants remains in the playoff race, but they have to work very hard to reach there.
Rishabh changed batting order on Rishabh
Talking about Rishabh Pant, he has played a total of 12 matches so far this season. He has scored just 130 runs in 11 innings of these 12 matches at an average of just 13. During this time his strike rate has been less than 100. On May 19, the team of Lucknow Super Gynts faced Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this match, LSG captain Rishabh Pant made a change in the batting position to get back his lost form and came to bat at number 3. But even changing the batting order, he did not get any benefit and he was dismissed by scoring just 7 runs in 6 balls. He was dismissed by Ishaan Malinga holding a brilliant catch on his own ball. After his wicket fell, the owner of the team, Sanjeev Goenka, looked quite depressed.
Rishabh Pant’s form without headache for team
It is very difficult for Lucknow Super Giants to reach the playoffs from here. The team has played 11 matches so far, out of which they have won only 5 and are at number seven in the points table with 10 points. The team’s run rate is minus 0.469. From here, they have to win by a big margin in every match to make it to the top-4. If the LSG team goes beyond the league stage, then Pant will also have to come back in the form. If his flop show continues further, he will become the weakest link for the team again. His poor form remains a headache for the team at the moment.
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