Back in November, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer battled it out to decide who would be paid more in IPL 2025. The southpaw beat the Mumbai batter by just Rs 0.25 crore to become the most expensive buy in the history of the tournament. Well, it seems like that was the only victory that Pant could ever manage to get over Iyer.
Cricket 29 mins This uncapped India XI from IPL 2025 can give Bangladesh team run for their moneyPant & Iyer – the tale of two polar opposites
IPL 2025 so far has been completely different for Pant and Iyer, both in terms of being a captain and batter. On one side, the PBKS captain has shown stellar consistency with the bat, setting the right example for his teammates with knocks that matter in each and every game quite literally.
On the other hand, there’s Pant who has absolutely failed to fire with the bat. In fact, he is turning out to be a liability for the team that costs Rs 27 crore.
Both Pant and Iyer are playing for new franchises and as captains, after being released by their previous teams where they were leading the sides.
Yet, there is a stellar difference in terms of how the duo lead the sides and the attitude they bring to the field. PBKS captain Iyer has never put his team in a tough position, has backed all departments in the face of a loss in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, Pant has often thrown one or the other department under the bus. For example, following the loss to PBKS on Sunday, the LSG skipper opted to blame poor fielding, completely ignoring the fact that he flopped with the bat and it did play a crucial role in the team’s defeat.
How PBKS captain is better than LSG counterpart
Let’s talk about stats with the bat. Shreyas has 405 runs to his name from 11 innings. He averages 50.62, boasts of a strike rate of 180.80 and has four fifties to his name. In 5 innings, he has managed to register 5 30+ run knocks, with a highest score of an unbeaten 97.
Pant started off his IPL 2025 campaign with a six-ball duck against the same PBKS that he lost to on Sunday. Well, the season has only gone downhill for him since LSG’s first game.
In 10 innings, Pant has managed to score just 128 runs, averaging a miserable 12.8, a woeful strike rate of 99.22. His highest score in IPL 2025 is a slow-paced 63-run knock which came in the game against CSK. The very fact that he has hit only 6 sixes and 11 fours in this season shows how bad he is currently. Unlike Iyer, the southpaw has 6 single digit scores from 10 innings.
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