New Delhi: Priced at Rs 27 crore, Lucknow Supergiants’ failure to enter the playoffs in IPL 2025, and poor form with the bat — Rishabh Pant Will hope to bury all the ghosts of the 2025 season and start fresh when the 2026 edition begins. Lucknow Supergiants will begin their IPL 2026 campaign on April 1 against Delhi Capitals at the Ekna Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.Will Pant be under any pressure?
Former South African captain Faf du Plessis He believes Lucknow Supergiants skipper Pant will be the player under the most pressure in the tournament.Pant became the most expensive player in the tournament’s history last year when LSG snapped up the wicketkeeper-batsman for Rs 27 crore.However, his performance with the bat failed to justify his price tag. Although he scored a century, his overall campaign was impressive, as the century came when LSG were already out of the playoff race.Pant scored just 269 runs at a poor average of 24.45 in 13 matches played last season.“For me, Rishabh Pant is probably under the most pressure in the IPL this season. Some people thrive under price pressure, some don’t. I think last season was very difficult for him. The team struggled, and the way he batted, he also struggled with runs,” du Plessis told GeoHotstar.“So, with all the pressure coming into the season, with the expectations of what the team is going to do. With a batting team, how are they going to maximize their bowling? Because you have pressure on your captain, scoring runs is your first job.“So, if he is scoring runs as a captain, it takes the pressure off in the first instance. But then there is another example, which is the overall performance of the team. And last year, both of those things had big red crosses against them,” he said.
