Lucknow Super Giants’ Director of Cricket Tom Moody said captain Rishabh Pant has found leadership “challenging,” contributing to the team’s poor IPL 2026 season. LSG ended last with 10 losses, missing playoffs again. Pant’s form also dipped, scoring 312 runs at 28.36. Moody hinted the franchise may consider a leadership change and overall team reset after review.
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants’ Director of Cricket Tom Moody acknowledged that captain Rishabh Pant finds the leadership role ‘challenging,’ which has contributed to the team’s poor performances and indicated that the management may consider bringing a change in leadership before the next season.
LSG wrapped up their IPL 2026 campaign at their home ground Ekana Cricket Stadium, on Saturday with yet another heavy defeat, a result that kept Punjab Kings alive in the race for a Playoffs berth.
It marked LSG's 10th loss of the season, condemning Pant and his side to a last-place finish on the points table and intensifying questions over the skipper’s future with the franchise.
Since the start of last season, Pant has led Lucknow in 28 games, suffering defeat in 18 of them, while the team has missed out on Playoffs qualification in consecutive editions. The disappointing results have mirrored Pant’s struggles with the bat as well, with the wicketkeeper-batter managing just 312 runs this year at an average of 28.36.
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