I was only worried about being picked by punjab - Pant fires shot at kings XI

[New guy]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-only-had-one-tension-that-was-punjab-rishabh-pants-shocking-revelation-on-ipl-auction-101737364955832.html

 

Actual quote

 

“I only had one tension, that was Punjab (laughs). They had the highest purse. When Shreyas went to Punjab, I felt I could make it to LSG. There was a possibility. But eventually, with auction you never know, so I just thought I would wait and watch, and had my fingers crossed,” he said."

[tapandrun]

Pbks have become that franchise no1 want to go, there are changes every season, not continuity with players, administrator and staff.

they got mny but still cannot get a good side. 

 

yes they are small market team but so is rr , rr have been so smart with their buys. Ashwin, Chahar, burger, Jaiswal

[bowl_out]

Wait till he gets scolded by Goenka after losing some game 

[wanted_desi]

10 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

Wait till he gets scolded by Goenka after losing some game 

 

Exactly, can't make that guy happy. 

[Number]

Pant needs to become a serious IPL captain to stake claim at the national side captaincy. Hopefully he will do that at LSG.

 

[New guy]

3 hours ago, bowl_out said:

Wait till he gets scolded by Goenka after losing some game 

I don't think Pant is someone who will take it meekly like Rahul.

[Chaos]

3 hours ago, wanted_desi said:

 

Exactly, can't make that guy happy. 

Only few players who deserve it.

[Lord]

4 hours ago, New guy said:

I don't think Pant is someone who will take it meekly like Rahul.

 

What can he do, Goenka is the owner lol

[Lone Wolf]

5 hours ago, New guy said:

I don't think Pant is someone who will take it meekly like Rahul.

Goenka is the owner.  Maybe he won't bash him openly if results don't go his way but as his employer he will surely question him 

[lemsip]

5 hours ago, Number said:

Pant needs to become a serious IPL captain to stake claim at the national side captaincy. Hopefully he will do that at LSG.

 

There is no correlation between captaincy in the IPL Tamasha and serious test captaincy. Rohit is a classic case in point - 5 IPL titles yet clueless in tests.

[New guy]

12 minutes ago, lemsip said:

There is no correlation between captaincy in the IPL Tamasha and serious test captaincy. Rohit is a classic case in point - 5 IPL titles yet clueless in tests.

Rohit isn't winning IPLs for a while either.

 

Like players, captains also have a shelf life. Dhoni was awful captain towards the end of his career. There are many other examples too. 

 

By the time Rohit was given indian team captaincy, he was way past his shelf life. 

[Number]

1 hour ago, lemsip said:

There is no correlation between captaincy in the IPL Tamasha and serious test captaincy. Rohit is a classic case in point - 5 IPL titles yet clueless in tests.

Not saying it means anything but BCCI management does value good IPL captaincy. So for Pant for his own sake needs to start captaining his team better than he was doing at DC.

[Lord]

1 hour ago, New guy said:

Rohit isn't winning IPLs for a while either.

 

Like players, captains also have a shelf life. Dhoni was awful captain towards the end of his career. There are many other examples too. 

 

By the time Rohit was given indian team captaincy, he was way past his shelf life. 

 

Rohit (or anyone) would still win if you give them peak Malinga,Pollard,Johnson etc. 

[Gollum]

Craziest management and owners. Just disband that stupid franchise. 

[Stan AF]

That's an auspicious start. Like typing resignation letter before joining a company.

[lemsip]

IPL and T20s is a format which is more influenced by individual performances and captaincy doesn't have much impact on the game. The game is short, moves fast and most captaincy decisions are fairly standard ( batting order, field placings, bowling changes). Rohit was particularly exposed in his test captaincy because he is not a good strategist and captains by rote in tests as he does in T20s..using bowlers in a set order, sticking with fields for hours despite the match situation changing etc. I think Pant would probably be a better and more aggressive strategist for tests. The only issue for him is whether he can channel his maverick side which often makes him lose his head while batting and throw his wicket away rather than making the bowlers work for his scalp.

Edited January 21, 2025 by lemsip

[LordPrabhzy]

2 hours ago, Gollum said:

Craziest management and owners. Just disband that stupid franchise. 

Punjab's only fault as a franchise was they could never attract Indian superstars to the team since Yuvraj and Sehwag and KL. couple that with stupid owners who think that changing captain every few matches is the solution.. 

 

TBH superstars wont come till success is there in a franchise.. that's why CSK, RCB and MI have biggest fan bases of glory supporters who run after success as opposed to supporting local team. Punjab still deserves a franchise but better owners who dont micromanage and are able to get the right players who click. Lets see if Iyer does anything to change the situation

[New guy]

3 hours ago, Lord said:

 

Rohit (or anyone) would still win if you give them peak Malinga,Pollard,Johnson etc. 

Kohli wouldn't. He simply couldn't win with any team, no matter how strong, in LOIs

[raki05]

6 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Goenka is the owner.  Maybe he won't bash him openly if results don't go his way but as his employer he will surely question him 

He will ask him to work in his company post every ipl match (90hrs weekly).

[Mariyam]

17 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

Punjab's only fault as a franchise was they could never attract Indian superstars to the team since Yuvraj and Sehwag and KL. couple that with stupid owners who think that changing captain every few matches is the solution.. 

 

TBH superstars wont come till success is there in a franchise.. that's why CSK, RCB and MI have biggest fan bases of glory supporters who run after success as opposed to supporting local team. Punjab still deserves a franchise but better owners who dont micromanage and are able to get the right players who click. Lets see if Iyer does anything to change the situation

Punjab have had Sehwag, Yuvraj, Gayle (almost an Indian), Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Sreesanth, Paul Valthaty, Kaif. 
 

Sure I’ve missed a few.