Pant on Opening in IPL: "It's a 50-50 Thing Still"

• Rishabh Pant promoted himself to open for Lucknow Super Giants but is unsure if he will continue throughout the IPL season.
• Pant was run-out for 7 against Delhi Capitals, but data shows he performs best as an opener with a 159 strike-rate in 23 T20 matches.
• He addressed his run-out, stating, "The best way to recover is to ignore the run-out."
• Pant explained using Shahbaz Ahmed as an Impact Sub due to a batting collapse, sacrificing a specialist spinner.
• He defended sending Ayush Badoni ahead of Nicholas Pooran, citing defined roles for each player.