India, April 1 -- Punjab Kings almost lost their first match of the season despite scoring 243 runs while the Lucknow Super Giants lost theirs scoring 209. They followed that up by chasing down a target of 191 with nearly four overs to spare. When it comes to new-age high-octane 200-busting T20 batting, both LSG and PBKS seem to have taken to it whole-heartedly.

And yet, two of the most renowned hitters on the respective sides have not quite hit the races this season. LSG broke the record for the most expensive buy of all time in the IPL auction last year to acquire Rishabh Pant, later making him captain. That record was set just minutes earlier by PBKS to acquire Shreyas Iyer, who was also eventually made skipper. Iyer introduced himsel...