Published: Apr 22, 2025, 10:47 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 22, 2025, 10:47 PM (IST)
The most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) is Rishabh Pant, who was taken by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs. 27 crore. Pant usually comes to bat at No. 4, but during their clash against DC, he made a very bad decision and came in to bat at No. 7 . This was in the final over of the innings, and his stay on the crease was also not anything to be proud of.
Rishabh Pant came in for the final 2 balls of their innings, and he got dismissed for a duck. At the toss also, Pant’s hand was taped. However it is not known if that had anything to do with him coming at such a later number. People on social media have trolled the LSG captain for coming in so late.
Rishabh Pant/27CR getting ready for 2 hours just to face 2 balls. #LSGvDC pic.twitter.com/A2ky6lPLN5
— CricInfinity (@HawkkEyeee) April 22, 2025
"Rishabh Pant scored 100 runs, only 1 is missing and 0 was visible#DCvsLSG #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/Pt1Foolqwk
— HEEBA KHAN (@HeebaKhan86) April 22, 2025
Bringing Rishabh Pant to Bat #LSGvsDC pic.twitter.com/4S0yLFEiXk
— Naresh Patel (@nareshptl10) April 22, 2025
A fantastic exhibition of clever variations by Delhi’s pace troika, couple with an injury to skipper Rishabh Pant, left Lucknow Super Giants in complete tatters as the hosts managed only 159 for 6 in an IPL match here on Tuesday.
The trio of Mukesh Kumar (4/33 in 4 overs), Mitchell Starc (1/25 in 4 overs) and Dushmantha Chameera (1/25 in 3 overs) used different kinds of slower deliveries to perfection as LSG huffed and puffed their way past the 150-run mark after being 87/1 at the end of 10 overs.
In the remaining 10 overs, LSG could manage only 72 runs recording their lowest team total of the tournament so far. Pant’s injured palm also hurt LSG’s chances of propping up their total with the skipper coming in at No.7 for a two-ball duck.
The diminutive Ayush Badoni (36 off 21 balls), who relies more on timing the ball than brute power, did play his part but one doesn’t know if that would be enough considering the depth in the Delhi Capitals batting.
