Former English skipper Michael Vaughan has opined that Rishabh Pant is not even called a captain if he doesn't have any clarity at the toss ahead of the SRH vs LSG fixture. This statement came after the toss at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Rishabh Pant led the Lucknow Super Giants in his own style; however, he has not been what you can call the most successful captain of a new franchise with so many big names like Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran. They even started this season with a defeat in the first game against the Delhi Capitals.
Ishan Kishan, on the contrary, has managed to win his first game as the captain of the Sunrisers. He was handed the captaincy after citing his sheer good record with Jharkhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Rishabh Pant went on to open the innings for the Lucknow Super Giants in the first game of the tournament. He decided to promote himself to the top order and opened the innings alongside all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.
Aiden Markram was demoted to the middle order, despite having set the stage on fire throughout the previous season for the LSG side. When Pant failed to produce the required effect and was dismissed at the non-striker's end, he claimed that chances to open in the next game would be "50-50" for him.
When Pant was asked, as the toss, whether he would open the batting innings against the Sunrisers as well, he swiftly answered, saying, "We'll see." The lack of clarity has led to a massive controversy in their camp.
Maybe he's just not a captain- Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan, the former English skipper, believed that he should have a clear mind as the captain of a side, and Pant's answer should have shown certainty about his batting position. He also doubted Pant's leadership abilities.
“This is probably going to be quite controversial. Maybe he's just not a captain. Maybe. Because if he's talking that language at the toss, you know, if you're a captain at the toss, are you going to... Absolutely. You make it very, very clear what you're going to do. No, I'm batting three today,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.
“Because your job as a leader is to give absolute definition in terms of clarity. And that's why you're not hiding anything at the toss. The team's been picked. Maybe that's one of the issues, just saying,” he added.
Rishabh Pant pulled out two stunning catches for LSG
Rishabh Pant pulled out two stunning catches for the Lucknow Super Giants as he kept wickets. Pant flexed his muscles as the best wicketkeeper in the race for a team India spot. He grabbed a splendid catch first up to dismiss Liam Livingstone.
After that smart grab early in the innings, Pant dived to his right to take an unexpected catch to dismiss the hard-hitting Heinrich Klaasen, who attempted to be cheeky on the first ball of the 19th over of the game.
His one-handed grab ended the innings for Klaasen, who had managed to take the Sunrisers forward to a massive score. This helped the Lucknow Super Giants restrict them to a low score; otherwise, the scores would have gone past the 160-170 run mark. Klaasen and Reddy's century partnership helped them post a promising total.
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