Tom Moody questions Rishabh Pant’s captaincy after LSG vs SRH IPL 2025 match

Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody reckons fatigue played a decisive role in Rishabh Pant’s poor season as a batter and captain. Moody highlighted that Pant didn’t look like a captain, who was decisive and clear, during his interview at the toss against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Lucknow on Monday.

Lucknow Super Giants were knocked out of the playoffs race after suffering a six-wicket loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Lucknow on Monday.

Pant once again failed to deliver the goods as he was dismissed after scoring only seven runs. The southpaw was caught and bowled by Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga. The left-hander has scored 135 runs in 11 innings at an average of 12.27 and a strike rate of 100 in the ongoing IPL 2025.

Pant has managed double-digit scores on a solitary occasion in the last four innings.

“I totally respect and understand that’s your first preference, if you have got a good Indian captain, you go with that, without a doubt. But, I’m sure that it (Pant’s captaincy future) is something that will be discussed off-season in that camp, because they clearly committed to Rishabh Pant long-term, by seeing him as the identity of this franchise,” Moody said on ESPN Cricinfo.

“From what we heard in his interview at the toss, he was quite vague. It was not a captain that was decisive and clear, so there’s probably fatigue there as well. I’ve never worked with him, I don’t know that guy that well apart from a few handshakes post matches. But, what I do see from afar is someone that really celebrates the game. He loves having fun, I’d like to know if he is still having fun,” he added.

The wicket-keeper bat was bought for a whopping amount of INR 27 crore in the mega auction, making him the most expensive player in IPL history.

LSG will next take on the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Thursday.