New Delhi:
Former opener Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been postponed in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), has been badly flopped so far, Rishabh Pant, the most expensive player of history, Rishabh Pant (
Rishabh pant) Has taken a hand in hand. Sidhu has expressed concern about his shot selection, suggesting Pant to return to ‘Basics’. This version has proved to be very disappointing for Lucknow Super Joints. And he has been able to score only 128 runs in the last 10 innings. And in 5 innings, he could not even touch the figure of double. Pant, especially in the most recent match against Punjab, pierced everyone when he could score 18 runs off 17 balls, chasing 237 runs.
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Sidhu said during the commentary on Jio-Star, ‘The problem with Pant is his shot selection. You cannot play a shot in your style to get out of trouble every time. It is possible that the reason for this is their own reputation, which is putting pressure on them. And they are not allowing them to be comfortable. He said, ‘His frustration is clearly visible. As a captain, he looks like losing his temper many times and gives benefit to the protest team. Look at Dhoni. They are so calm, stable and do not give anything to opponents. Pant should repair his mood. Especially during shot selection. They need to return to their ‘basics”
At the same time, Sidhu said about Lucknow, ‘Even if the Lucknow team is successful in winning the rest of the matches, it seems very difficult to qualify for the play-off round due to bad run-vet’. By the way, Sidhu is not wrong to say because after 11 matches, Lucknow’s Net Run -re is the lowest (-0.469) of all teams (-0.469). At the same time, the former opener also praised the batting of Punjab’s youth opener Priyansh Arya against Delhi in Dharamshala. On Thursday, Arya scored 70 runs off 34 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes.
Sidhu, who recently opened his YouTube channel, said, ‘No one had expected such innings. This was an incredible innings. I did not see anyone playing against such an effective attack at this age. In this case, Sachin can be called an exception. His wrist is magical.