IPL 2025: Why did Rishabh Pant did not bat up order against Delhi Capitals?

The ongoing IPL 2025 has turned out to be a nightmare for Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper batter, who is well established for his fearless batting style, a perfect fit for limited overs cricket, has yet to find a solution to stop his downfall in IPL 2025. When Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) cashed in 27 Cr for Pant in the mega auction, no one thought that he would fail with so much measure. But why is Rishabh struggling so much with LSG?

Pritam Santra
Pritam Santra

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Why did not Rishabh Pant bat up vs Delhi Capitals?

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The ongoing IPL 2025 has turned out to be a nightmare for Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper batter, who is well established for his fearless batting style, a perfect fit for limited overs cricket, has yet to find a solution to stop his downfall in IPL 2025. When Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) cashed in 27 Cr for Pant in the mega auction, no one thought that he would fail to so a great extent. But why is Rishabh struggling so much with LSG? 

Against Delhi Capitals, when Pant tried to execute a reverse lap on Mukesh Kumar's delivery and was bowled out, he was clearly frustrated and angry. The right-handed batter came into the field to bat only for the last 2 balls, which was another shocker for cricket lovers. 

Rishabh Pant replaces KL Rahul for INR 27 crore— 27 crore itself can create humongous pressure on a player; maybe Pant has yet to learn how to handle money pressure and deliver on the pitch. 

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In the past, Harsha Bhogle once asked Rishabh Pant about his limited-overs cricket stats. Pant clearly said that at a young age, he did not feel the importance of comparing white ball and red ball stats. But at present, the question asked by Harsha turns more relevant as Pant misfired repeatedly in white-ball cricket. 

Rishabh last played his international T20 match back in 2024, against Sri Lanka. He had arguably a decent outing in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but could not make his way to the first XI of the Champions Trophy-winning side. Rohit Sharma led Team India to rely on KL Rahul when the matter was more serious. 

If we take a look at the last few matches Rishabh batted in, we can find that against in-form teams, he did not perform properly. 0 against Delhi Capitals (DC), 3 against Rajasthan 5 (RR), 21 against Gujarat Titans (GT), but he got 63 vs. a struggling Chennai Super Kings (CSK). 

Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025 so far

Match

Runs

Date

Ground

LSG vs DC

0

22 Apr 2025

Lucknow

LSG vs RR

3

19 Apr 2025

Jaipur

LSG vs CSK

63

14 Apr 2025

Lucknow

LSG vs GT

21

12 Apr 2025

Lucknow

LSG vs KKR

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08 Apr 2025

Eden Gardens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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