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Hindustan Times Rajasthan
|April 26, 2025
Breaking down professional sport is best left to experts but, occasionally, their take leaves ordinary fans dissatisfied with the answers.
Rishabh Pant's role during Lucknow Super Giant's loss to Delhi Capitals is one such instance. Batting first, his team was in a spot of bother with wickets falling at regular intervals. Captain Pant was all set for action—padded up, hand taped with plaster, willow in hand. Yet, to the utter surprise of everyone, he chose the safety of the dugout instead of striding out to the middle to take on the opposition.
The reluctance (or at least it looked like that) to step up and get into battle was like a soldier refusing to take up arms. Why was Rishabh stuck to the dugout? Was this some kind of batting googly, a smart strategic master stroke, or simple dereliction of duty?
If asked to explain this shocking absence, the likely answer from experts would be: Good question! Which, translated into simple words, means I don't know.
This story is from the April 26, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Rajasthan.
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