India, May 5 -- IPL 2026 hasn't quite been the season for Rishabh Pant. His poor form has merely extended concerns that have lingered since 2024 in T20s, but midway through the 19th edition of the league, questions have also been raised about his captaincy. The criticism intensified as Lucknow Super Giants slumped to a sixth consecutive defeat-and seventh overall-on Monday night, losing to the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium to remain at the bottom of the table.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar revisited LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka's lofty expectations at the start of the 2025 season, shortly after Pant's mega-auction signing. Goenka had hoped Pant would soon be mentioned alongside MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma ...