“There was a time …”: Rishabh Pant, after the flop show in IPL 2025, makes a blunt qualification comment

Lucknow Super Veteran (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant on Thursday expressed happiness with the team’s performance against the team against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. He highlighted his ability to play good cricket despite not qualifying for the IPL playoffs. He emphasized the importance of learning and reforms, while also addressing the positive contribution of the batting unit, especially Shahrukh’s performance, and fielding laps.

Fiery bowling William O’Rurke and Akash Singh Maharaj inspired Lucknow to a 33 -run win over the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) from Lucknow Super Veterans (LSG) bowlers.

“Surely happy. We have shown as a team that we can play good cricket. There was a time in the tournament that we had a chance to qualify. But this is part of the game and parcel. We need to learn and better. Always talk about getting the top three, but the way Shah Rukh had certainly closed the order further.

Pants scored 16 runs for just 6 balls, as they broke Rabada for two sixes. Prior to this match, in 12 appearances, Pants scored 135 runs at a great average of 12.27, while barely managed to maintain a strike rate of 100.

In his scratch season, the Missfiring Explosive Southpow’s best came against Chennai Super Kings, a stability where he raked 63 from 49 delivery.

The GT is at the top of the IPL points table, after this defeat, with 9 wins and 4 with 4 defeats in his 13 matches, they have 18 points. On the other hand, LSG is placed with six wins at the sixth and has seven defeats in 13 matches, 12 points.

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