Rishabh Pant has failed to score big again at the IPL 2025. After 0 (vs Delhi Capitals) and 15 (against SunRisers Hyderabad), Pant was dismissed for just 2 against Punjab Kings. Pant was picked by Sanjeev Goenka-owned Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore, making him the costliest player in IPL history. However, the initial returns have not been great from Pant. And that has has made him the target of troll on social media. 

27 crore ka pahalwaan Rishabh Pant in every IPL match #LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/uXu040YcCD

— maithun (@Being_Humor) April 1, 2025

Requesting BCCI to drop Rishabh Pant from Central Contract. He is not even the Top 10 wicketkeeper in India right now. @GautamGambhir @imAagarkar pic.twitter.com/VY7yVbIIVJ

— Anurag™ (@Samsoncentral) April 1, 2025

His baniya buddhi is already calculating the per ball cost of buying Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/ubQpw8TQHP

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 1, 2025

Sanjiv Goenka watching Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/7TCKghlIAs

— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) April 1, 2025

Earlier, Pant’s shot selection was criticised by former CSK and MI star Ambati Rayudu, after he got out for a duck against Delhi Capitals.

“We all talked about his shot selection against spin, he is going for that six option rather than playing a four or you know to build an innings play gaps so that batsmanship quality needs to be improved in his game, especially in the middle overs if he wants to bat in the middle overs so i think i all has started from there. Once a captain gets out, you have Ayush Badoni, whose strike rate against spin is not great. It’s not a great batting lineup against slow bowling that LSG has.” Ambati Rayudu said as per a video by ESPNCricinfo.

Matthew Hayden also criticized Pant’s, pointing out that he wasted six balls in a crucial situation after the previous over went for 28 runs against Delhi Capitals. Hayden emphasized the importance of getting off strike and keeping things simple, suggesting that Pant is capable of doing so.

“He wasted six balls as well, you know. That’s batsmanship you’re talking about; it might out, especially when the previous over went for 28 runs. So the reality is just try to understand you’ve maybe got one or two balls, but then you gotta get off strike. And he’s surely good enough to do that. Just keep it simple.” Matthew Hayden said as per a video by ESPNCricinfo.

Piyush Chawla spoke on Pant’s defensive approach, saying he was trying to defend the ball straight, which is not ideal in T20 and ODI cricket. Chawla suggested that Pant should angle his shots slightly to get a single, as fielders are already positioned on the line, allowing his partner to face the next ball.

“When he came into bat so when he was defending the ball also he was just trying to defend the ball straight and in T20 and in one day cricket nowadays even the bowler is happy to give you one so if you just have to angle it a bit and you’ll get a one and fielder is already on the line so if you just get off the strike it become better for your partner.” Piyush Chawla said as per a video by ESPNCricinfo.

With ANI inputs