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Pant Undecided on Opening Throughout IPL Season
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Pant on Opening in IPL: "It's a 50-50 Thing Still"
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01-04-2026, 23:45
Pant on Opening in IPL: "It's a 50-50 Thing Still"
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Rishabh Pant promoted himself to open for Lucknow Super Giants but is unsure if he will continue throughout the IPL season.
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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.
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He addressed his run-out, stating, "The best way to recover is to ignore the run-out."
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Pant explained using Shahbaz Ahmed as an Impact Sub due to a batting collapse, sacrificing a specialist spinner.
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He defended sending Ayush Badoni ahead of Nicholas Pooran, citing defined roles for each player.
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