India, April 23 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant explained his decision to come down to bat at No.7 after his side stumbled to an eight-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The call of Pant batting lower down the order surprised everyone, and even former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson was gobsmacked.

The likes of Abdul Samad, David Miller and Ayush Badoni batted ahead of Rishabh Pant. The India wicketkeeper-batter was seen having his hand bandaged, leading to fans believing that there was an injury scare. Pant eventually faced just two balls in the innings as he walked back after being dismissed for a duck.

When Abd...