Former Cricketers Urge Lucknow Super Giants to Remove Rishabh Pant as Captain
‘Remove Rishabh Pant as captain’: LSG face big call as IPL 2026 season unravels, told to take him ‘out of firing line’
Hindustan Times
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With the Lucknow Super Giants' IPL 2026 campaign faltering, former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Rohan Gavaskar have called for Rishabh Pant to be removed as captain. They believe this change could alleviate pressure on Pant, allowing him to focus on his batting and regain his form.
- 01Rishabh Pant's performance as captain has come under scrutiny after Lucknow Super Giants' poor IPL 2026 season.
- 02Former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Rohan Gavaskar advocate for Pant's removal as captain to help him regain his batting form.
- 03Pant's batting average has dropped significantly, raising concerns about his performance under captaincy pressure.
- 04Aiden Markram, South Africa's T20I captain, is suggested as a potential replacement for Pant.
- 05The franchise's owner, Sanjiv Goenka, had previously expressed a long-term vision for Pant's leadership.
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The Lucknow Super Giants' IPL 2026 season has been disappointing, culminating in calls from former cricketers Manoj Tiwary and Rohan Gavaskar to remove Rishabh Pant as captain. They argue that the pressure of captaincy is negatively impacting Pant's batting performance, which has seen a decline with only 204 runs in nine matches this season and a concerning strike rate of 128.30. Tiwary emphasized that allowing Pant to focus solely on batting could help him return to form, while Gavaskar suggested that the franchise must make a tough decision regarding his leadership. Aiden Markram, the South African T20I captain, is being considered as a potential successor, given his successful track record in T20 leadership.
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Removing Pant as captain could allow him to focus on improving his batting, which may enhance the team's performance in future matches.
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