India, March 22 -- Rishabh Pant always sports a smile, be it a moment of joy or challenge. Sunday was no different as the Lucknow Super Giant skipper was on the dais for a commercial event ahead of the Indian Premier League season.

He shook his legs to the loud music as he sat with pacers Mayank Yadav and Arjun Tendulkar. Although he didn't address the media, the message surrounding the keeper-batter is clear. A strong IPL is vital for Pant, who didn't figure in the T20 World Cup with injuries not helping his cause either.

Tendulkar told the media: "There's a process, there's lot of hard work and planning needed to win. If we look at the end output, which is winning the championship, that's very, very far away. So, we focus on each game...