Former India player Manoj Tiwary questioned Rishabh Pant’s captaincy and decision-making skills after LSG slumped to their seventh defeat of IPL 2026 on Monday. Facing an equally struggling Mumbai Indians, LSG suffered a shocking six-wicket defeat, despite posting a massive 228/5. MI rode on stunning knocks from openers Ryan Rickelton (84) and Rohit Sharma (83) to chase down the target with eight balls in hand.

“Pant is also losing out on tactical moves. In the match against Mumbai, Prince Yadav was the only economical bowler, and that was because he was executing yorkers. As a captain, you should have told the other bowlers to follow that plan. I even saw videos on social media, posted by LSG, showing Arjun Tendulkar bowling yorkers in the nets. So Pant could have brought him in. This is where MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are different as captains,” he said on Cricbuzz.

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Arjun Tendulkar, meanwhile, is yet to make his debut for LSG after being traded ahead of the IPL 2026 auction as well. Meanwhile, Pant scored 15 off 10 balls in the match as well.

“Definitely, the way we started, I think we should have gotten more runs. But definitely some good signs. Can’t say that. Definitely the boys played freely, but in the end, I think they bowled well because they are used to these conditions, for sure,” Pant said at the post-match presentation.