Preparation for promotion in Pant's batting order, this explosive batsman will make sacrifice!
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Rishabh Pant to bat at no.3: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant's bat was silent in IPL 2025, but he will be out to make a splash in IPL 2026. Pant is preparing for promotion in his batting position in the new season. Pant can be seen batting at number-3. If this happens, then Nicholas Pooran will have to step down, who played stormy innings at number-3 last season.
Rishabh Pant can land at number-3.
New Delhi. Rishabh Pant, who is trying to make a comeback in the Indian T20 team, is ready to bat at number three in this season of IPL starting from March 28. This season can be very important for Pant as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants. There is a lot at stake for him as the franchise included him in their team for a record Rs 27 crore in the 2025 mega auction. If Pant plays well this time after last year's poor performance, he can become a part of India's T20 team in future.
Pant is currently a regular member of the Indian Test team only, whereas in ODI, he is the backup wicketkeeper of KL Rahul. This 28-year-old player had lost his place in the T20 team after India's World Cup victory in 2024. Seeing the brilliant performance of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan, Pant will have to do something special to return to the team, because both of them have almost confirmed their place in the team with their performance. Therefore, this season of IPL is very important for Pant, because in this he would like to prove his worth as well as show his importance in T20.
Rishabh Pant can land at number-3.
Pant batted at number four most of the time last season, but in the last few matches he came at number three. By that time the hope of Lucknow's return was gone. Pant playing at number three means that Nicholas Pooran will have to come down. The LSG team is currently practicing at its home ground in Lucknow. His first match will be against Delhi Capitals on April 1.
