Delhi: The performance of Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant in the Indian Premiller League (IPL) 2025 has been very disappointing so far. In the match played against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Pant returned to the pavilion after scoring just 3 runs. He scored just 3 runs in 9 balls and was dismissed in an attempt to play reverse sweep off the ball of Rajasthan bowler Vanindu Hasranga.
Manoj Tiwari reacted strongly
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari reacted strongly to this unnecessary shot selection of Rishabh Pant. He said that Pant has immense talent, yet why does he play such risky shots that do not need. He also said that for this reason, Sunil Gavaskar was also angry with Pant.
“Play direct cricket, Pant!”
Talking to Cricbuz, Manoj Tiwari said, “Rishabh Pant has the ability to play direct cricket, he can easily score runs. Then why do he play such strange shots? They always want to do something different, while not needed.”
Gavaskar has also criticized
Earlier, Sunil Gavaskar made strict comments about the batting of Rishabh Pant in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He also questioned Pant’s irresponsible batting.
Pant’s statement after the match
After a close victory against Rajasthan Royals, Rishabh Pant said, “In such a match, this victory has given us a new energy and we are ready to perform further and well. Our bowlers performed brilliantly under pressure.”
LSG won by two runs
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batted first and scored 180 runs in 20 overs, with 66 and Ayush Badoni scored an excellent innings of 50 runs. In response, the Rajasthan Royals team made the match on the basis of 74 runs of Yashasvi Jaiswal, but the team could score 178 runs and LSG registered a thrilling win by two runs. This was LSG winning fifth in eight matches, while RR suffered a sixth defeat in eight.
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