Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Ambati Rayudu opined that Rishabh Pant has to step up and take responsibility as the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain. The wicket-keeper batter played at No.7 during the eight-wicket loss to the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Ekana Stadium on Tuesday, April 22, in a move that caught nearly everyone by surprise.
Although battling crippling form, the expectation was for Pant to step out to bat after Nicholas Pooran’s dismissal in the 12th over. Despite a favorable entry point for the left-handed batter, it was Abdul Samad who stepped out. Wickets continued to fall, but the skipper remained unmoved, with Ayush Badoni and David Miller both coming out ahead of him.
Pant eventually came out to bat at No.7 in the final over of the innings. He failed to connect both of his deliveries against Mukesh Kumar, and registered a two-ball duck instead.
Ambati Rayudu feels that Rishabh Pant needs to take the responsibility for LSG’s botched batting display. Despite having a solid platform through Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh’s 87-run partnership for the opening wicket, LSG crumbled in the latter half of the innings to end with just 159-6.
Rayudu mentioned that Pant has to bat higher up the order, and lead from the front.
Rishabh Pant’s big-money switch to LSG has not gone according to plan so far. Apart from his miserable run of form with the bat, he has also copped blame for his poor captaincy in the first half of IPL 2025.
The flamboyant batter’s IPL 2025 season began on the worst possible note after a six-ball duck against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Vizag. The string of poor scores continued as he accumulated only 19 runs from his first four innings. Although he scored a fifty against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), it was far from a convincing knock.
LSG are next scheduled to face the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 27.
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