Rishabh Pant was appointed captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on Monday, having been purchased for a report Rs 27 crore on the mega public sale within the IPL 2025 mega public sale. After being appointed as captain, Pant revealed the qualities he had picked up from different senior gamers, and hailed present India Take a look at and ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Pant mentioned that underneath Rohit’s management, he had learnt the talent of how a participant have to be taken care of.
“I’ve learnt from a variety of captains, a variety of my seniors. I really feel you do not have to study simply from the captain, however there are additionally a variety of seniors who know rather a lot in regards to the sport and the way in which the sport goes ahead,” Pant mentioned, talking in a press conference following LSG’s announcement of him turning into captain.
“Rohit bhai (Rohit Sharma) is one. With Rohit bhai, you learn to look after a participant,” Pant mentioned.
“I really feel the identical after I captain a facet. Should you give confidence and belief to a participant, he’ll do unimaginable issues for you and the workforce. And that’s the ideology we’ll have. We’ll again the gamers, give them belief, and have clear communication,” Pant added.
Pant captained Delhi Capitals in 2021, 2022 and 2024, however parted methods forward of the mega public sale.
The 27-year-old grew to become the most costly participant within the historical past of the IPL, surpassing the Rs 26.75 crore set by Shreyas Iyer earlier throughout the identical mega public sale.
Pant additionally emphasised one other psychological facet he’ll look to include into the LSG workforce.
“A never-say-die perspective. Battle until the final ball. That’s one thing I all the time emphasize. Performances will come and go, however are you combating sufficient, are you giving your 100 per cent. Everybody will get drained, however are you giving the additional 20-30 per cent on the sector,” Pant mentioned.
IPL 2025 will kickstart on March 21.
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