What happened to Rishabh Pant? (PC-PTI)
Team India’s wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s stars are in decline these days. Earlier, Pant did not play in IPL 2026 and now he has been removed from Team India’s ODI and T20 team also. Not only this, he is no longer the captain of Lucknow Supergiants and he is about to leave the team and join Delhi Capitals. Meanwhile, a shocking claim is being made regarding Pant leaving the captaincy of Lucknow. It is being claimed that Rishabh Pant was asked to step down from the captaincy and this was told to him in the middle of the season. Whereas Lucknow Supergiants had issued a statement saying that Pant himself had offered to resign. Cricket Director of Lucknow Supergiants, Tom Moody had said, ‘Rishabh Pant had requested the franchise to allow him to leave the captaincy, which has been accepted. These decisions are not easy. We are thankful to Rishabh Pant for whatever he did for the team.
Shocking claim on Rishabh Pant
According to Cricblogger report Rishabh Pant He himself did not leave the captaincy but was removed by Lucknow Supergiants Management. The management blamed Rishabh Pant for the bad season of Lucknow. Cricblogger claims, ‘Lucknow team says that Pant himself has left the captaincy but what the sources are saying is completely different from this. This was not his personal decision but the franchise took this decision. Pant has been removed from the captaincy.
Rishabh Pant will now go to Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant not only left the captaincy as soon as IPL 2026 ended, but he has also decided to leave the Lucknow team. There are reports that this player may return to his old team Delhi Capitals. He will not be the captain in that team but will play as a wicketkeeper batsman. The command of Delhi Capitals may come into the hands of KL Rahul.
Rishabh Pant failed in IPL 2026
Rishabh Pant could not do anything special in IPL 2026. This player could score only 312 runs in 14 matches. Even in IPL 2025, Pant was failing as a captain and batsman. Lucknow team had bought him for a huge price of Rs 27 crores but he could not perform well on the field.
