India, March 27 -- Plagued by injuries which hampered their pace line-up and in the wake of Lucknow Super Giants having suffered heartbreak in their IPL 2025 season opener, captain Rishabh Pant played his mystery card as he launched an unheralded Prince Yadav and the 23-year-old put on a spectacular show, which included dismissing Travis Head as his maiden IPL wicket.

The Delhi-based bowler had left LSG scouts impressed with his hit-the-deck ability in the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League last year and, hence, was handed his maiden IPL contract when Lucknow signed him at the mega auction last November for a base price of INR 30 lakh. He had picked up 13 wickets in 10 innings during that domestic T20 tournament. Yadav was als...