Rishabh Pant, the costliest buy in IPL history, continues to endure a nightmare season. Despite the immense expectations, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain has failed to make an impact, barring a lone half-century against Chennai Super Kings — and even that came in a losing cause. His struggles deepened further against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, where he was dismissed for just 4 runs off 2 balls, compounding LSG’s woes.
Social media erupted once again following Pant’s latest failure. Fans were brutal in their criticism, with many even calling for his retirement from the IPL. The LSG management, particularly the owners, have come under heavy fire as well, with trolls mocking the staggering amount spent to secure Pant’s services at the auction.
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The numbers tell a grim story. In 10 innings this season, Pant has managed just 110 runs at a dismal strike rate of under 100 — a stat almost unthinkable for a player of his caliber. His poor form has piled enormous pressure on LSG’s top order, who, despite their best efforts, are struggling to consistently compensate for the lack of runs from their marquee player and leader.
The decision to bet big on Pant is quickly turning into one of the biggest auction blunders of IPL 2025. His inability to anchor the innings or provide firepower at crucial moments is visibly hurting LSG’s campaign, with the playoff race heating up.
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Here’s how fans reacted after another disappointing outing from Rishabh Pant — with memes, harsh criticisms, and calls for LSG to rethink their strategy moving forward.
Rishabh Pant have scored a total of 110 runs till now from 10 games, he was paid 27cr making it 25lacs( approx) for each run!!#MIvLSG
— Gaurav (@82GOATMCG) April 27, 2025
Goenka with Rishabh Pant in the dressing room after yet another failure pic.twitter.com/jc4YpC0JMW
— Sunny (@Cricketkibaat01) April 27, 2025
@RishabhPant17 #zahirkhan #MIvLSG #IPL2025 @BCCI
Third class batting by rishabh pant.
In this previous match show frustrating on very rude behavior from him— Imtiyaj Ahmad (@Imtiyaj22246945) April 27, 2025
Rishabh Pant this season #MIvsLSG pic.twitter.com/VJvbqJNOEo
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) April 27, 2025
Rishabh pant 🤡#MIvsLSG pic.twitter.com/SdhktIgEKx
— Aayush S. Kumar (@Pol_Khol82) April 27, 2025
Sanjeev Goenka to Rishabh Pant #MIvsLSG #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/wD0EjKxdHL
— Anjali Modakia (@AumAnant) April 27, 2025
