Pant’s leadership struggle

Skipper Rishabh Pant’s leadership has come under scrutiny, with critics questioning his R27 crore price tag at last season’s mega auction. The wicketkeeper-batter has been criticised for some poor on-field decision-making, the most costly being when he chose not to take a LBW review against Punjab Kings’s Cooper Connolly recently. The Australian, who was then on four, went on to smash 87 off 46 balls and take the game away from LSG. The pressure of captaincy seems to have affected Pant’s batting too, with his strike-rate dipping significantly as he tries to play the more responsible role of an anchor instead of his flashy, but natural attacking display.

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No. of runs scored by Rishabh Pant in seven IPL matches this season @ 24.50