Rishabh Pant's ‘language at the toss’ lambasted, LSG skipper's lack of clarity questioned: ‘Just not a captain'

After Lucknow lost the match against the Delhi Capitals earlier this week, Pant confirmed that he would bat in the top order but said that the decision to open would be “50-50.”

“This is probably going to be quite controversial. Maybe he's just not a captain. Maybe. Because if he's talking that language at the toss, you know, if you're a captain at the toss, are you going to... Absolutely. You make it very, very clear what you're going to do. No, I'm batting three today,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.

“Because your job as a leader is to give absolute definition in terms of clarity. And that's why you're not hiding anything at the toss. The team's been picked. Maybe that's one of the issues, just saying,” he added.

Pant would be desperate for some runs in the IPL 2026 season, considering how he faltered to deceive last season. His numbers were shocking, and it would have been all the more dismal had he not scored a century against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Coming back to the match between SRH and LSG, Pant won the toss and opted to bowl. The decision was proven right by his bowlers as Mohammed Shami removed openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head inside the powerplay.

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