India, May 5 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant had a candid response in-store when asked about his team's playoff chances after the side stumbled to a 37-run defeat against Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture. With this loss, LSG now need to win all their remaining matches to stay in with a shout of making it to the top four.

The Rishabh Pant-led side failed to chase down 237 after being restricted to 199/7 in the allotted twenty overs. Pant had a disappointing outing with the bat once again as he scored just 18 runs off 17 balls.

Pant has now scored just 128 runs in 11 matches with an average of just over 12. His strike rate is also below par as he is striking t...