'Still Playing For DC' - Netizens Tear Down LSG Captain Rishabh Pant After He Goes For Duck

Rishabh Pant gets trolled on social media [Source: @StarcKKR, @meme_kalakar/X.com]

Rishabh Pant’s debut as LSG captain turned out to be a nightmare as he was dismissed off a 6-ball duck by Kuldeep Yadav. Playing against DC, his former team in IPL 2025, Pant failed to score and faced the wrath of the fans on social media.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in the fourth match of the IPL 2025 season. LSG batted first under the captain of Pant, who was bought for an astronomical price of NR 27 crore during the mega auction.

However, despite a strong platform set by Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran, Pant failed to capitalise and went back without scoring.

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Rishabh Pant Trolled After Duck Vs DC 

After getting picked for INR 27 crore during the mega auction, Rishabh Pant was making his debut for LSG as captain. LSG had a terrific start as Mitchell Marsh slammed 72 off 36 balls followed by another magical inning from Nicholas Pooran, who amassed 75 runs in 30 balls.

With 161 runs on the board at 13.3 overs, Pant lost his wicket and LSG lost the momentum. Kuldeep Yadav bowled a well-tossed delivery outside off, tempting Pant into the big shot and the turn did the rest. 

Rishabh Pant went for a lofted shot but could only manage to get the bottom of the bat, with Faf du Plessis safely completing the catch at long-off.

Meanwhile, as Pant walked back to the pavilion on a 6-ball duck, fans lashed at him and trolled him on social media. Many mocked his big pay check and how he has failed to live up to it.

"Rishabh Pant still playing for Delhi Capitals. Pooran even calmed him down before the ball but nah !" - @riseup_pant17

"Rishabh Pant has just done the toughest thing in world cricket. Scoring 0(6) on this pitch is anyday tougher than striking at 200-300 lol." - @ABDszn17

"Sanjiv Goenka to rishabh pant. - Stupid, Stupid, Stupid." - @meme_kalakar

"LSG have paid 27 crore to Rishabh Pant for dancing behind stumps, playing cute pranks and hugging senior players like Virat and Rohit." - @ImAbhishek7_

"Rishabh Pant taking revenge of KL Rahul from LSG owner." - @FarziCricketer

After Pant's wicket, LSG's scoring rate went downhill as four batters got dismissed on single digit scores. Eventually, they barely managed to cross the 200-run mark. Owing to David Miller's late 27 off 19 balls, LSG ended up with 209 runs.

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