Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant has endured a disappointing run with the bat within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Pant has registered six single-digit scores for 110 runs in 10 matches, along with his 63 in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings being the one efficiency of observe.
On Sunday, the LSG captain Pant perished for a mere 4, making an attempt to reverse sweep Mumbai Indians‘ part-time spinner Will Jacks.
When requested about his type within the post-match presentation, Pant defended his present type.
“In a season like this, the place issues are usually not going your means, you are going to begin questioning your self as a participant — that is not one thing you need to do,” he stated.
“When the workforce is doing effectively, you have bought to consider that. It is a workforce sport.
“Each time you single out a person, it is not the suitable factor to do, I suppose.”
Pant was purchased for a whopping Rs 27 crore — the costliest buy in IPL public sale historical past — and it appears just like the stress of the large paycheque is affecting his efficiency. Nonetheless, LSG’s workforce mentor Zaheer Khan dismissed the idea.
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“He’s a pacesetter, and he has been unbelievable as a pacesetter; that is one thing which I can vouch for,” Zaheer Khan stated on the post-match press convention.
“As a pacesetter, he’s ticking all of the packing containers. As a batter, the center order depends on Rishabh, and I’m very assured that the impression which we wish from him will come. It is nearly one thing clicking,” Zaheer stated.