India, May 22 -- India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated social media debate with a journalist who claimed that the left-handed batter would be released by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of next IPL following a disappointing season this year. The social media war of words took place hours before LSG's group-stage match against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Pant, IPL's most expensive player, who was bought in the mega auction last year for staggering Rs.27 crore by LSG, had one of his worst seasons in the IPL this year. Pant scored only 135 runs in 12 matches this season at a lowly average of 12 and a strike rate of exactly 100. There are still two matches to go but LSG, with only 10 poi...