India, April 6 -- One of the prominent clips used in TV promos for the Indian Premier League shows Rishabh Pant making a somersault to celebrate reaching his hundred last season. Then there is the awkwardness surrounding a conversation with the Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka after the opening game defeat in IPL 2026 at home to Delhi Capitals last week.

This Pant footage prompted comparisons with the clip of a similar conversation with then skipper KL Rahul as LSG's 2024 season fizzled out. The franchise's social media team then tried to douse the negativity with an 'unedited' video of the Pant chat. Oscillating between the two extremes is the latest reminder from Pant that his T20I career is not a fading chapter but an unfinish...