But what raised more eyebrows was an intense exchange between Pant and Lucknow Super Giants mentor Zaheer Khan in the dugout just before his turn to bat in the 19th over against Delhi Capitals. LSG had managed only 159/6, and DC chased it down inside 18 overs to win the game by 8 wickets.
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Srikanth said on his YouTube show Cheeky Cheeka, “I didn’t understand. Why did he come to bat for just two balls? What’s Langer trying to do? What’s the team management trying to do? What is Zaheer Khan trying to do?”
'Don’t they have brains?'
The 1983 World Cup winner said, “I don’t know. Some people say Rishabh Pant wanted to go in to bat, but they didn’t allow him. But he is the captain. Why should he have anybody’s permission to go inside? At the end of the day, it’s a team management decision.
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Anil Kumble questions Rishabh Pant's batting position, hints nothing well within the LSG camp
Anil Kumble said on JioCinema: “It’s alright if you wanted to bat more freely under less pressure by coming in late, but this was way too late. The kind of frustration Rishabh is showing is evidence that he was wronged. He probably wanted to bat higher. Was it his decision? Or was it coach Justin Langer’s, or maybe mentor Zaheer Khan’s? Whose decision was it? Because he looked very frustrated.”
Notably, the sixth-place LSG will take on Punjab Kings on Sunday, May 4, at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, in their next IPL 2025 clash.
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