India, May 5 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant's woeful run in the ongoing IPL 2025 has experts concerned. While India legend Virender Sehwag advised him to have a word with his 'idol' MS Dhoni, South Africa great Shaun Pollock, struggling to find the right theory behind the slump, reckoned it was down to lack Team India mates in the LSG line-up.

Pant was dismissed for just 18 runs off 17 balls in Lucknow's 37-run loss against the Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Sunday. The 26-year-old, acquired for a record price of INR 27 crore at the mega auction last year in Jeddah, managed only 128 runs in 11 innings this season at a strike rate of only 99.22. This has been his worst batting performance in an IPL season since his debut in 2...