Despite the victory, Rishabh Pant is getting reprimanded, former cricketer exposes LSG

New Delhi: The team of Lucknow Supergiants, captained by Rishabh Pant, has returned to the winning track after the defeat in the first match of the season. Lucknow registered its second win against Kolkata Knight Riders. Before that the team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad, but Lucknow got both the victories with difficulty. This is the reason why former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has criticized team captain Rishabh Pant. Kaif believes that Pant will have to improve his understanding of the game and take more responsibility for consistently good results.

LSG had registered a thrilling win by three wickets in the IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Pant was able to score only 10 runs in this match and his other top order batsmen also did not perform. LSG won this match with the help of Mukul Chaudhary’s unbeaten 54 runs. There has been a lack of consistency in Pant’s performance and Kaif criticized him in this context.

Rishabh Pant will have to take responsibility in batting- Kaif

Kaif said on Star Sports, “The team needed him to stay at the crease till the end. He is an experienced player, who has been playing in IPL since 2016. When he came to bat, the situation was not difficult. LSG had scored 41 runs in the first five overs. One batsman had to take the responsibility and bat till the end. Pant should have played this role.

He said, “Being a captain, if you do not take responsibility, you cannot help your team win the match. He performed well against Sunrisers Hyderabad but he needs to maintain consistency. He will have to understand the match situation better and learn when to change his strategy. Kaif said, “The job of a captain is to remain chasing the target till the end and Pant will have to work on this.”

Sunil Gavaskar praised the young players of LSG

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that LSG has been winning this season despite the disappointing performance of its key players, which makes it clear that it is not completely dependent on them. Gavaskar said, “They (LSG) were in a difficult situation, but with the help of their young players they managed to win. Mitchell Marsh could not score much runs, Aiden Markram scored only 22 runs. Pant and Puran also could not get into rhythm.

He said, “Despite the struggles of their main batsmen, LSG held themselves together and won. ​​Last year they were completely dependent on these main players. This season, they are winning without depending on these players. Gavaskar said, “The matter of concern for LSG is the poor form of Nicholas Pooran. He did not look in rhythm against KKR. LSG will have to find a way to get Pooran’s confidence back.” He also praised young batsman Mukul Chaudhary.