Rishabh pant’s old comments came back to bite Him | Courtesy – BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- Rishabh pant’s old comments came to bite Him
- Pbks did not buy pant at the IPL 2025 auction despite strong rumors
- Pant was signed by lsg for Rs. 27 Crore
After Being Appointed PBKS Captain, Pant Opened Up About The Auction and Remarked that he was worried that pbks will sign him due to their budget. The punjab-based franchise had entred the auction with Rs. 112 Crore in their kitty after releasing their entrance and retaining just two uncapped players (prabhsimran singh and shashank singh).
Before the mega auction in November last year in jeddah, there was strong rumors that pbks would sign pant as they were looking for a captain and a high-profile. These were boosted by ricky ponting’s Arrival at the Club, who worked with pant at the capitals from 2018 to 2024.
However, pbks did not make a single bid for pant and instead went the distance to buy ipl 2024-withdraning captain shreyas.
“From inside, I had only one tension. That was punjab. Relieved that I can join lsg now, “said pant in an interaction with star sports in January.
Rishabh Pant Made to Regret comments Mocking Punjab Kings
These remarks have come back to bite pant after pbks beat lsg by 39 runs at the hpca stadium in dharamshala on Sunday (May 4). This means Punjab has completed a double over the pant-licked, having beaten them by eigh wickets at the ekana stadium in locknow earlier in the season.
Fans on Social Media Recalled Pant’s Statement, Who Facted Heat AMID his prolonged poor form with the bat, which has been a key a key reason behind his TEAM’s StruggGles in the 2025 IPL.
The result in dharamshala means that pbks are now in second place on the table with 15 points and are set to Qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. On the other hand, lsg are 7th in the table with 10 points and need to win all remaining matches to quality.
With the bat pant has had a shambolic season with just 128 runs in 10 matches at an average of 12.80 and strike-also 99.2. No other player with more than 55 runs has a scoring rate below 100 this season.
