Rishabh Pant set for new batting role in IPL 2026 with LSG in potentially make-or-break season
New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant is set to bat at number three in the next IPL season, which could be a make-or-break one for the most expensive player in the league's history, news agency PTI reported. Pant is under pressure after having a modest season - save his century - despite having been paid Rs 27 crore.ย Pant, who has only been a regular in Indiaโs Test side and a backup wicket-keeper in ODIs, lost his place in T20sย after Indiaโs 2024 World Cup win. With Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan now automatic picks, Pant must produce a…