Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Zaheer Khan has backed captain Rishabh Pant to soon come good as a batter in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Pant has scored just 17 runs to his name from three matches.
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00:00How did you see the recovery from here as in a couple of days you have a very strong
00:08team coming here?
00:10See that's the nature of IPL, isn't it?
00:12You will be on the go, you will be playing home games, away games.
00:16It was the first home game for us for this season, so yes there were a lot of expectations
00:21and hopes.
00:23Punjab did outplay us, that's how the game went and this is the third game of the season,
00:30so we have been very vocal about how the team is looking at this season, so that's something
00:35which is very important for us as a group.
00:39It's a very process-oriented set-up, not so much result-oriented, so we are going to definitely
00:45focus on the positives.
00:46Yes, there is some work to be done, which will happen in the due course.
00:54There have been problems, first there was the witness of a baseballer, and now the captain
01:02is not contributing much with the guard, and that probably is showing on how he is handling
01:08the team on the field.
01:10Like I said, we are looking at the season and setting the parameters for us as a group.
01:18For us, it's important that we look at the whole group as one, and with one mission,
01:25one vision, going out there, finding ways to win games.
01:30So when you are looking at it that way, there are going to be good days, bad days for us
01:36as we move along in the tournament.
01:38What matters is how we are looking at things.
01:41You are rightly saying that there were some injuries, but you look at the team which has
01:45taken the highest wickets in this tournament so far, we have managed to create that impact,
01:49our first two games taking 18 wickets.
01:51What was a little disappointing for me here, considering it's a home game, and in IPL
01:56you have seen how teams have looked at taking a little bit of home advantage.
02:01So from that point of view, you have seen the curator is not really thinking that it's
02:08a home game.
02:09I think maybe it looked like it was Punjab curator out here.
02:14So that's something which we'll figure.
02:16It's a new set-up also for me here.
02:18But I hope that this is the first and the last game when it comes to that, because you
02:27are disappointing the Lucknow fans as well.
02:29They've come up with so much expectations of winning the first home game here.
02:33As a team, we are confident.
02:35We accept that we've lost the game, and we're going to do whatever it takes to make
02:41that impact in the home leg.
02:44We still have six more games to go here.
02:47And this team has shown in this season so far, whatever little cricket is played, that
02:53we have the right outlook and the mindset to look at IPL, to look at the games.
03:00What you can expect is innovation, out-of-the-box thinking, the fight, the hunger.
03:06And I think that sums up a team.
03:09And I think that's something which we want to give it to the fans.
03:13We want to give it to the loyalists of Lucknow Supergiants.
03:17So that's how we are looking at things.
03:21We are playing our first home game.
03:24Do you have any problem in reaching your pitch?
03:28That's what we're saying.
03:29We'll do whatever the curator says.
03:32So, it's definitely something we won't look at as an excuse.
03:38We've seen it in the last season as well, the way the matches have been played here.
03:42It's not like the batsmen don't have a problem here.
03:45Again, sometimes the batsmen are in the lead.
03:47All those things continue in cricket.
03:49I think the way a home team should be supported,
03:53it's important for everyone to know that this is our team playing in Lucknow.
03:58What can we do to win this?
04:00Everyone's contribution is very important.
04:02We'll find a way to win the match.
04:04How important is the role of the scout in setting up the players?
04:35You're seeing a lot of young talent taking advantage of these opportunities.
04:42Kudos to all the teams.
04:45They've been putting in time and energy to make sure they find the talent.
04:51You've seen pretty much all the teams in IPL.
04:57They have a very nice coaching setup,
05:00which creates that environment for them to learn.
05:03That goes a long way in the development of their own game.
05:12Like we said, we have to find a way.
05:14He's our captain.
05:16We expect a lot from him.
05:18The way he's done a good job as a captain,
05:23he'll also contribute to the team as a player.
05:31Look, wait for everything.
05:33I've come here to answer all your questions.
05:37Whatever we decide as a team...
05:40Like I said, there have only been three IPL matches.
05:44You all know how IPL goes.
05:47Whatever we're planning,
05:50it gives us confidence.
05:54As we move forward,
05:56you'll see the team grow.
05:59We have to face every team, both good and bad.