LSG accepts Pant?s resignation as side?s captain after tenth-place finish

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has stepped down from captaincy duties with immediate effect, a decision accepted by the franchise following the team?s tenth-place finish in IPL 2026.

After leaving Delhi Capitals?a side he previously led in the IPL?Pant took over as LSG?s



skipper after the franchise roped him in for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the 2024 mega auction.

However, under his leadership, LSG endured back-to-back disappointing campaigns. The side finished seventh last season and slipped further this year, ending at the bottom of the points table with just four wins from 14 games.