Rishabh Pant is firing in the nets, champions don’t stay out of form for long: LSG coach Langer
Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer is hopeful that Rishabh Pant’s performance will be excellent in the Indian Premier League 2026. Speaking ahead of the season, Langer said Pant has been in good touch in the nets and is expected to perform on all cylinders.
The most expensive signing in the history of the tournament, the Lucknow captain faced a tough run of form in the 2025 edition. Pant could only score 269 runs in the entire season, including a century in the final game.
Justin Langer told the media on the sidelines of the LSG camp, “Rishabh Pant will be ready to go. He is training at the moment. We have a camp going on. He is firing. Champions don’t stay out for long. His last game in IPL 2025 showed how good he can be. So, that’s our expectation from him this year.”
Pant has started his preparations for the IPL during the T20 World Cup 2026, a tournament he was not a part of. wicketkeeper-batsman Has turned to Yuvraj Singh to revive his T20 career.
Yuvraj, who has worked with players like Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh, was recently seen training with Pant at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.
Lucknow Super Giants had a poor campaign last season. Last season the team finished 7th despite their opening batsmen scoring a lot of runs. LSG will hope to get back on track under Pant’s leadership. The Langer-coached team will hope that the unit works together and the team remains injury-free this season.
Lucknow will play its first match of the season against Delhi Capitals on April 1 at the Ekana Stadium.
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