IPL 2025: Cheteshwar Pujara advised Rishabh Pant not to emulate Dhoni.

The 40th match of IPL 2025 was played between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, where Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets. LSG captain Rishabh Pant once again failed to score a big score and returned to the pavilion without opening an account in the last over. At the same time, Cheteshwar Pujara has reacted to his poor performance.

Let me tell you that Rishabh Pant came to bat at number seven against Delhi Capitals and returned to Duck after playing two balls. He has scored 106 runs in 9 matches so far this season at an average of 13.25 and a strike rate of 96.36, including a half -century.

Now veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara said that Rishabh Pant should not try to walk on the path of MS Dhoni. Pujara also said that the left -handed batsman is not a finisher and he is best suited to bat in the middle overs.

Pant should bat in the upper order- Cheteshwar Pujara

Pujara told ESPNcricinfo, ‘I really don’t know what they were thinking, but there is no doubt- they should bat in the upper order. He is trying to do what MS Dhoni does, but he is not even around him. I still feel that they should bat in the middle overs, between the sixth to the 15th over. He is not a finisher and he should not work as a finisher. ‘

Talk about the match, LSG, batting first, scored 159 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs thanks to the half -century of Aidan Markram (52). In response, Delhi Capitals achieved the target by losing 2 wickets in 17.5 overs. Opener Abhishek Porel scored 51 runs in 36 balls. At the same time, KL Rahul returned unbeaten after scoring 57 runs.