New Delhi: Rishabh PantLucknow Supergiants’ struggles as captain continued after another heavy defeat, this time against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Super Over. LSG failed to chase down 156, adding to a worrying run of five consecutive defeats this season. Their home record is even worse, with eight consecutive losses under Pant’s leadership since last year. LSG have lost 14 of their last 22 matches under Pant.Former Indian batsman Waseem Jaffer He believes that a change in leadership can help the team turn things around. He proposed. Aidan Markram One should take over the captaincy and even set a preferred batting order for the team.
Pant’s struggle for captaincy is also reflected in his batting. Since last season, he has scored only 458 runs in 21 innings with only three fifties. Even in the latest match, his 42 runs were not enough to take the team home.Jaffer believes that the extra responsibility is affecting Pant’s natural attacking game. “I feel a player like Rishabh Pant should play completely as a player. When you dismiss him and tell him to go out and play and win matches on his own, don’t put the burden of captaincy on him. I think Aiden Markram is a better captain,” Jaffer said on his YouTube channel. “He’s led South Africa very successfully, he’s mentally strong, very composed, and I think he can get the best out of other players. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen in reality. That’s just my suggestion, but that’s what I’d do if I was there.”Jafar did not hold back even while evaluating the overall performance of the team.“LSG look completely out of sorts at the moment, it’s hard to even know what to expect from them. If I was in that dugout, the first thing I’d do would be Aiden Markram as captain… That would be my top seven, and I’d go with that batting order,” he said.
