Rishabh Pant stepped down as Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) captain following their forgettable IPL 2026 season. The Lucknow-based franchise finished in the last position in the points table. LSG only managed 4 wins in 14 matches. They finished with 8 points at an NRR of -0.740. They had failed to qualify for the second round of IPL 2025 as well. LSG had bought Pant for a record amount of Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. As the franchise decides its new leader, here we have a look at Pant’s below-par performance as LSG’s captain –
