Rishabh pantsthe most expensive player in the history of Premier Indian League (IPL)is faced with a difficult season with the bat. Be bought by Lucknow Super Giants For a huge RS 27 crore, expectations have been high. However, the captain’s performance this year was far from stellar, with only 106 points in 8 rounds in 9 games with an average of 15.14.
The amazing drop of Rishabh Pant and a disappointing impact on the game
Pant’s difficulties with the bat reached a new hollow in the 40th 2025 IPL match against Delhi’s capitals, when he made a bizarre decision to come to number seven rather than position number four expected. Pant’s poor performance with the bat was throwing a shadow on its leadership as a Lucknow captain.
The team experienced a solid start in the match with Aiden Markram And Mitchell Marsh Provide a solid base. The 52 Markram races maintained the LSG on the right track for a potentially larger total. However, after the dismissal of Markram, the LSG sleeves stammered. Instead that the pants intervene to anchor the heats, the team chose to send Abdul Samad, David Miller And Ayush Badoni in front of him. This decision was strange, especially considering the high price of pant and reputation as one of the most destructive strikers in the history of IPL. Despite a decent blow from Badoni (36 out of 21 balls), the rest of the heats failed to capitalize on the early momentum, Miller managing only 14 points of 15 balls.
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The disappointing sleeves of the pant against the capitals of Delhi in IPL 2025
Pant’s performance against Delhi in IPL 2025 embodied his difficulties with the bat this season. Coming to beat with only two remaining bullets in the sleeves, Pant had very little time to make a substantial contribution. Its output to the fold was fast and dismal. The first delivery he was faced with Mukesh Kumar was less than a length ball, to which Pant loaded the ground, trying to pass through the line. He completely missed the ball, offering no real impact on the match. On the very next ball, Pant’s chance has been exhausted. Mukesh, bowling of the counter, has become full and straight, and pants, in order to play an inverted tour beyond the third short, could not succeed in putting his pads on the way. The ball struck its pads and then turned to hit the stumps. Pant was released for a duck, marking another low point in his season. This dismissal also assured that the total of LSG of 159 was their lowest score of the season.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Has the reflection group drained the LSG locker room! Absolute nonsense of not having a guy like pant beats more deliveries! The match was lost before his arrival in bat! Well played dc and shone bowling by Mukesh! #LSGVSDC
– Kris Srikkanth (@krissrikkanth) April 22, 2025
It’s just an embarrassing striker … What a fall for the pants this season
– Arfan (@im__arfan) April 22, 2025
It was the face of a man who decided to abandon instead of stress. pic.twitter.com/5gfhvl4dai
– Heisenberg ☢ (@internetump) April 22, 2025
Pant sent all the strikers in VS LSG, even used the impact player … Only to walk at 19.4, play one point on 19.5 and go out for a duck on the last shot ball ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
– Sai (@ akakrcb6) April 22, 2025
Rishab pant to other LSG strikers .. !! #LSGVDC #LSGVSDC pic.twitter.com/xpjp3jguwb
– Extraa Cover (@Extraaacover) April 22, 2025
LOL, LSG really used Badoni as IP before sending pants.
To be one of the best Indian strikers of IPL to become Taniya Bhatia Lite, it was quite a trip for him, I am almost sure that he has a redemption arc in him, but this redemption arc is not on this path.
– Akash (@ akashkumarjha14) April 22, 2025
Sanju Samson could fail in consecutive matches, but he will never hide in the order of strikers like Rishabh Pant. The greatest lack of respect for Sanju Samson has been that the mediocre striker is called Rishabh Pant.
– Anurag â„¢ (@samsoncentral) April 22, 2025
Abdul Samad at 4. Risabh Pant What is it yrr? Are you trying to be dhoni? You are not 44.
– Varun Giri (@ varungiri0) April 22, 2025
Rishabh Pant is really the next MS Dhoni…
Hide behind to come at number 9 !!– RAM VEDI (@RamVedii) April 22, 2025
The pants take Dhoni!
– Idlebrain Jeevi (@idlebrainjeevi) April 22, 2025
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