Former cricketer's strange statement on Rishabh Pant, advised him not to take up captaincy, know what else he said?

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Rishabh Pant: Indian cricket team batsman Rishabh Pant is currently a part of the 2 test match series being played between India and Sri Lanka. He is currently in Sri Lanka and will be seen playing the second test match in Colombo from 23rd to 27th August. The last few times have been very difficult for Rishabh Pant. He has not been able to perform as expected on the cricket field. After this there was a lot of turmoil in his life.

Actually, Rishabh Pant captained Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. The team's performance under his captaincy was disappointing. After this he left the captaincy of Lucknow. Lucknow dropped him from their team and traded him with Kuldeep Yadav to Delhi Capitals. With this, Pant has again come to his old team Delhi.

Talking about behind the scenes, all was not well between Rishabh Pant and Sanjeev Goenka during IPL 2026. A dispute was also seen on the ground between Pant and Goyknak. After this Pant himself decided to leave Lucknow. Now former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has given a big statement regarding Rishabh Pant. He has advised Pant not to take up captaincy. Let us know in detail about what he has said.

Wasim Jaffer gave a big statement on Rishabh Pant

Wasim Jaffer said, 'Even if Delhi Capitals offers him captaincy, I think it is better for him to refuse. You know, the way KL Rahul has done it, he is enjoying his time as a player. When you have to lead a franchise, there is a lot of pressure, pressure from the owners, expectations and pressure from the fans, along with this you also have to focus on your performance.

Jaffer further said, 'Apart from this he is also a wicketkeeper. Apart from wicketkeeping, he also has to bat. I think it is better for him to play as a player because his performance has declined. His priority should be to perform well in the Indian Premier League and make a comeback in the T20 International team and ODI teams.

Wasim Jaffer finally said, 'Rishabh Pant's captaincy is not a priority because he is not in the leadership group of India right now. I think he should keep it aside and focus on performing as a batsman, winning matches for his franchise as a batsman. I think this is what is best for Rishabh Pant.

Rishabh Pant's IPL career

Indian cricket team's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant made his debut in IPL in 2018. Till now he has played IPL only for Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Pant has scored 3865 runs in 136 innings of 139 matches with 2 centuries and 20 half-centuries. During this period, Pant's best score in IPL has been 128*. His average in IPL is 33.6, while his strike rate is 146.8. Pant has hit a total of 349 fours and 181 sixes in the IPL so far.

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