Rishabh Pant has asked to leave his role as Captain of Lucknow Super Giants Team After consecutive devastating seasons for super giants In IPL 2026. former south african wicket keeper Therefore a clear verdict has been given for the Indian star.
Rishabh Pant has participated in 14 matches this season went to collect 312 runs while striking 138. Although this seems to be an improvement From In the last season, Rishabh Pant is still not back to his best performance, as he often does Was left With the bat.
When Sanjiv Goenka bought him for Rs 27 crore, it was not because of his leadership skills aloneBut he also had to continue to make a contribution With the bat, just like Shreyas Iyer does for Punjab Kings.
“Get rid of the captaincy.”: ​​Mark Boucher’s blunt decision to LSG captain Rishabh Pant
former south african wicket keeper And former MI coach Mark Boucher suggested that Rishabh should stop captaining lsg Team if he needs He To return to his best form as a batsman. Boucher made this statement during a recent discussion on ESPNcricinfo timeout.
“Cricketer Rishabh Pant and his leadership are not working together. We have seen that for the last few seasons. He has not produced what he should have.” hopefully To create. The former South African said, not everyone is like Rishabh Pant.
“There are certain players who need to prepare properly. You have to be able to sit down with your captain and explain your thinking. He needs to understand it too.”
He said, “We all want to see Pant hitting the ball all over the field. If the captaincy is coming in the way, then get rid of the captaincy.”
“He has a certain way of captaining”: Former CSK star backs Pant’s captaincy despite poor form.
Former CSK batsman Ambati Rayudu has also expressed similar views about Pant. However, he said that either Pant should be allowed to speak for himself in an easy way Or otherwise he should be removed from captaincy
Ambati Rayudu said, “For someone who always relies on instinct, it is very difficult for him to prepare for everything and be systematic in terms of his decisions. Either you give him the captaincy and leave it that way, or you don’t give him the captaincy.”
“He can’t change his personality overnight. He has a certain way of captaining. If that’s not working, the best thing he can do is be a player and enjoy his cricket and perform for the team,” he said.
Rishabh Pant’s terrible record as LSG captain
After him, Rishabh Pant was brought in as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. was brought As most expensive player In One IPL auction. Led LSG in 28 matches across They won 10 games in the last two seasons during his tenure In form of captain of Side.
As captain of the LSG team, his win percentage is more than 35.71. This season too, they finished Ahead Lower than last season, as Super Giants finish In Last Post on the points table with the bus Eight score in season.
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