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‘Rishabh Pant mustn’t be burdened with captaincy’: Ex-IPL coach suggests LSG leadership change after six defeats
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‘Rishabh Pant mustn’t be burdened with captaincy’: Ex-IPL coach suggests LSG leadership change after six defeats

The Indian Express·Sports Desk·about 1 month ago
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IPL 2026: LSG have lost five successive matches under Rishabh Pant this season. (CREIMAS) With his team surrendering a 156-run chase in a Super Over defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday night, Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant cut a sorry figure as he attempted to review the string of unending losses. The numbers are damning. LSG have dropped all of their last five matches this season, and the records plunge further at home, where they have now lost eight consecutive matches under Pant, who took over as captain last year after being roped in for a record Rs 27.50 crore. Former India batter Wasim Jaffer suggested that LSG replace Pant and appoint South Africa skipper Aiden Markram as captain. ALSO READ |  83 runs, 5 catches and hitting winning runs: A night Rinku made and a night made for Rinku “LSG looks completely out of place right now, it’s hard to even know what to expect from them.…

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