India, April 19 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has faced backlash over not going for a lbw review early in the innings in the IPL 2026 game against the Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on April 19, Sunday. With Punjab Kings on track for an almost insurmountable total currently, a section of fans have blamed the keeper-batter for not going for the review early as it would have benefitted the Super Giants.

Who was the Punjab Kings batter in question?

The batter in question was Cooper Connolly and the incident occurred in the second over of the innings bowled by Mohsin Khan, who shared the new ball with Mohammed Shami. The left-arm seamer angled the delivery back to the southpaw as the Aussie all-rounder couldn't connect the flick. ...