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Dashing keeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been relieved from Lucknow Super Giants' captaincy aft a disastrous 2026 IPL play wherever they finished past among 10 teams.
As a batter, it turned retired to beryllium a woeful play wherever helium got lone 312 runs successful 14 innings. On May 14, the PTI had reported that Pant was acceptable to suffer captaincy, thing which was reiterated by LSG's Director of Cricket Tom Moody.
"Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) privation to formally denote that Rishabh Pant has requested to beryllium relieved of his captaincy duties with the franchise, and the franchisee has accepted his petition with contiguous effect," the franchise said successful an authoritative statement.
"Rishabh approached the franchisee with this petition and we person respectfully accepted it," Moody was quoted arsenic saying successful the media release.
"These decisions are ne'er easy. We are grateful for everything Rishabh has brought to this dressing country arsenic captain. Our absorption present is connected the corporate rebuilding and restructuring to scope the champion standards," the erstwhile Australian all-rounder added.
