The Lucknow Super Giants paid Rs. 27 crore for Rishabh Pant, a record in the IPL, but he has been a letdown in the 2025 season. Although appointed as the team’s captain and serving as the wicket-keeper, the player has managed to score only 135 runs across 12 matches, indicating underperformance both as a batter and a leader. Losing to the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday meant that the playoffs race was over for LSG and as a result, Pant was called an ‘okay player’ with dismal performances in this format.
Simon Doull Statement About Rishabh Pant
“It’s his worst format. They were desperate to go after him. Now he has had a poor season. You know, he doesn’t… so he hasn’t set huge standards, really high standards that he completely dipped to. He has just been an okay player as far as you know, T20 cricketers are concerned. He is an unbelievable Test match player. And sometimes you see the shots that he plays in Tests, you think they must be a great T20 player. But his record wouldn’t suggest that,” he said.
“They were desperate for a local captain. And I kind of understand that as well. I think when sides look at an overseas captain, when you’ve got eight options, not all teams have eight options. You want to be able to utilise them if your player goes out of form. And having an overseas captain can sometimes be detrimental. Not that you think Nicholas Pooran would’ve been dropped (at any time) if he was the captain. But that is the only downside to this part,” Doull further said
Rishabh Pant’s Performance In IPL 2025
Rishabh Pant hasn’t achieved the level of success many people expect from him in IPL 2025. So far this season, the wicketkeeper-batsman has scored only 135 runs which comes to an average of 12.27. The best he has played all tournament was a 63, a hint of how powerful his game can be. Even so, because his age puts him just under half a century and he hasn’t reached a century yet this season, Pant has not lived up to expectations. Due to his 100.00 strike rate, we are seeing him at a much slower speed than we normally expect.
