New Delhi, May 5 -- Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu believes that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant is going through a very bad patch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 because of his stubbornness in not changing his batting position. According to Rayudu, Pant doesn't have the right mindset to bat in the middle order and would be better suited as an opener, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Pant, who was the most expensive player in the last IPL auction at a massive INR 27 crore, has had a disappointing season so far--scoring just 128 runs in ten innings. He's had five single-digit scores, including a duck, and has managed only one half-century.

"I think, at this point in time, I'm feeling very sorry for him because he's not ...