3 reasons why Rishabh Pant as LSG captain is wrong choice

1. Pressure of heavy price tag and availability of better option

Rishabh Pant was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2025 for 27 crores in the auction, and with such a hefty price tag, there would be a lot of pressure from the owners and fans who will be expecting Pant to perform with both batting and wicket-keeping. Not making him captain would have allowed him to focus purely on his batting.

Many options within the LSG squad can step in as captain. Aiden Markram has been the captain of SEC in SA20 and has won them a few titles. Nicholas Pooran recently led MI Emirates in the ILT20 and captained LSG for a few games last season in the absence of KL Rahul. Ayush Badoni has been the captain of Delhi in domestic, and with so many options, LSG could have avoided giving the captaincy to Pant.