Pant was fully padded up, sitting in the dugout, and was ready to walk in, but didn’t come out to bat during Lucknow Super Giants’ chase against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and this left everyone shocked.
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Even after a few wickets fell, Pant still did not bat as LSG comfortably completed the chase with seven wickets in hand and 20 balls to spare. Soon after the match, everybody was speculating about why the ₹27 crore captain did not come to bat.
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The Lucknow Super Giants skipper revealed that the team management wanted to give chances to players who had not gotten enough opportunities this season, and he just respected their decision.
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Pant added, “See, definitely that was the first thought. That is getting two overseas players to open the innings and Nicky (Pooran) batting at three. That was the idea. Sometimes it's difficult when a thought process is not being implemented all the time. But at the same time, we take pride, and we are confident as a team.”
The LSG captain also hinted that handling different opinions inside the team setup made things even more challenging this season. He signed off by saying, “The only thing that can harm us is having too many thought processes.”
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