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Who Is The 'One More Guy' Rishabh Pant Was Talking About After LSG vs DC IPL 2025 Match?

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Rishabh Pant [Source: @Abhishe9681622/x.com]Rishabh Pant [Source: @Abhishe9681622/x.com]

Delhi Capitals pulled off one of the wildest jailbreaks in IPL history as they chased down 210 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by just one wicket in Match 4 of IPL 2025 at Visakhapatnam. And while Ashutosh Sharma rightfully grabbed all the headlines with his staggering 66* off 31 balls on debut, there was another unsung hero in the shadows, someone who quietly lit the fire that sparked the comeback.

After the match, LSG’s captain, Rishabh Pant had a lot to say. But one line stood out.

"They had two good partnerships in Stubbsy and Ashutosh and one more guy and it took the game away from us..,"

Now here’s the thing: who’s this “one more guy” Pant’s talking about? The answer is Vipraj Nigam.

Vipraj Nigam: The Silent Storm

DC were down in the dumps at 113/6 chasing 210. The game looked dead and buried. But then came Vipraj Nigam, cool as ice, walking in like he had nothing to lose and boy, did he swing the tide.

39 off 15 balls with the kind of fearless intent that would make any coach proud. He didn’t slog blindly. He picked his bowlers, played stunning cricket shots and gave Ashutosh Sharma the platform to go full beast mode in the end.


Why Pant Couldn’t Remember The Name?

It’s not shade. It happens. In the heat of the moment with adrenaline running wild and disappointment in the air, names slip through the cracks. Especially when you have just seen a game snatched from your grasp. But that little “one more guy” was no passenger.

Vipraj was the spark, the accelerant, the match-turner. Ashutosh finished it but it was Vipraj who opened the gates when DC needed 97 off the last 7 overs. He brought down the asking rate, forced LSG into panic mode and turned hope into belief.

This might have been Ashutosh’s fairytale night but don’t sleep on Vipraj Nigam. If Ashutosh was Batman, Vipraj was Robin. He walked in when the sky was falling and started swinging like it was gully cricket. And that’s what makes cricket beautiful, it’s a team sport dressed as an individual one.

So next time you watch the highlights and hear Pant say "that one more guy", just remember, it was Vipraj Nigam, the guy who showed no nerves, only guts. The guy who took on LSG’s bowlers when most were throwing in the towel. The guy who, in just 15 balls, changed the script.

He may not have been the main character that night but without him, there’s no fairytale ending. And that’s the guy Rishabh Pant couldn’t quite name, but DC fans sure will.