IPL 2025 mein Lucknow Super Giants ke captain Rishabh Pant ka performance abhi tak fans aur experts dono ke liye disappointing raha hai. Rajasthan Royals ke against match mein unka out-of-form hona unke fans ke liye ek aur jhatka tha.
Pant, jo ki is saal IPL ke sabse mehange khiladi hain, sirf 106 runs bana paaye hain 8 matches mein. RR ke against match mein, unhone sirf 3 runs banaye 9 balls mein, aur Wanindu Hasaranga ke reverse sweep ke chakkar mein wicket de baith gaye.
“Rishabh Pant ke paas talent ki kami nahi hai. Par bina wajah reverse sweep karne ki zarurat kya thi? Isi wajah se hi Sunil Gavaskar unse Border-Gavaskar series ke dauran naraaz hue the,” – Manoj Tiwary ne Cricbuzz par kaha.
“Woh straight bat se runs bana sakta hai, phir bhi woh unorthodox shots kyun khelta hai? Yeh samajh se bahar hai.” – Tiwary ne aur bhi added kiya.
Sunil Gavaskar ne bhi pehle Pant ki shot selection ko lekar unki class lagayi thi during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia. Unhone kaha tha ki aise moments players ka character banate hain, par unka disappointment clearly visible tha.
“These kind of matches build character. As a team, this is going to take us to a different level… Looking forward, I feel we are going to do better.” – Rishabh Pant after win against RR
Waise to LSG ne ye match 2 runs se jeet liya, par Pant ki individual performance pe logon ka dhyan zyada gaya. Aiden Markram (66) aur Ayush Badoni (50) ne team ke liye shandar batting ki. RR ki taraf se Yashasvi Jaiswal ne 74 runs banaye, par team sirf 178/5 tak hi pahunch paayi.
LSG ki yeh 8 matches mein 5th jeet thi, jabki RR ne apna 6th match haar diya. Rishabh Pant ke liye yeh ek wake-up call ho sakta hai – kyunki critics ab chillane lage hain.
