Another Pant flop show; fans wonder about Goenka's reaction

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) had made headlines by signing Rishabh Pant for a record ₹27 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. However, based on his performances in the four matches played so far, it seems that the money may have gone down the drain.

After scoring 0 off 6 balls against Delhi Capitals (DC), 15 off 15 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and 2 off 5 vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), Pant once again underwhelmed—managing only 2 off 6 against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Rishabh Pant's flop show continues

Pant fell cheaply once again, and it was another strange dismissal. The ball held its line on a length, and as he looked to tuck it away, he got a leading edge. The fielder at mid-off charged in, slid, and took a brilliant one-handed catch. MI skipper Hardik Pandya struck gold with that wicket—a massive blow for LSG. 

As Pant trudged back to the pavilion after yet another underwhelming outing, fans couldn't help but speculate on how LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka might be reacting to his continued slump. 

Fans react

Many took to X (formerly known as Twitter) sharing their thoughts and memes about Rishabh Pant's form. One said, "Hardik Pandya sends Rishabh Pant back where he belongs—the dugout! Another useless T20 innings from him. Maybe he should consider batting at 13 instead of 3."

Hardik Pandya sends Rishabh Pant back where he belongs—the dugout! Another useless T20 innings from him. Maybe he should consider batting at 13 instead of 3. #MIvsLSG #IPL pic.twitter.com/swyl4tYMXu

— Yash (@eyegh7) April 4, 2025

Another said, "Rishabh Pant, with no skills, is the most expensive player of IPL 2025. He’s getting ₹27 crore from LSG. I haven’t seen a single good knock. He’s never won an IPL tournament, and now he’s not even part of the Indian team. And he just got out again as we speak."

Rishabh Pant with no skills is the most expensive player of IPL 2025

He is getting 27 crore from LSG

I have not seen a single good knock

Neither he has won any IPL tournament in past .

Now not part of the Indian team either .

And he got out now as we speak .

Wah Wah…

— Sandip भारत 🇮🇳 (@IndiaBottomline) April 4, 2025

One wrote, "Rishabh Pant has scored 0 vs DC, 15 vs SRH, 2 vs PBKS, and 2 vs MI — 19 runs in 4 innings so far in IPL 2025!"

Rishabh Pant has scored 0 v DC, 15 v SRH, 2 v PBKS, 2 v MI - 19 runs in 4 innings so far in IPL 2025!

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 4, 2025

Another stated, "27 minutes toh guzaarooo... 27 cr ka chuna laga diya Rishabh Pant ne Goenka ji ko".

27 minutes toh gujaaarooo, 27 cr ka chuna laga diya Rishabh Pant ne goenka ji ko 😭😂

— Cricket Panchayat 🏏🇮🇳 (@SharmaDev90) April 4, 2025

Teams

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Impact Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Singh.  

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult
Impact Subs: Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma

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