{"id":10941,"date":"2026-05-19T17:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/pant-and-ian-bishops-shami-toss-banter-goes-viral-in-rr-vs-lsg-clash"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:12:38","slug":"pant-and-ian-bishops-shami-toss-banter-goes-viral-in-rr-vs-lsg-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/pant-and-ian-bishops-shami-toss-banter-goes-viral-in-rr-vs-lsg-clash","title":{"rendered":"Pant and Ian Bishop\u2019s Shami toss banter goes viral in RR vs LSG clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant ended up at the centre of a light-hearted, slightly awkward moment during the toss for LSG\u2019s IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. The incident involved commentator Ian Bishop and the question of why senior pacer Mohammed Shami was not included in the playing XI.<\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals\u2019 stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and chose to bowl first. For RR, regular skipper Riyan Parag missed the game due to a hamstring injury picked up in the previous outing. Ravindra Jadeja was also unavailable, with the team citing that he is currently dealing with \u201csome niggles.\u201d To balance the XI, Rajasthan made three changes: Sandeep Sharma, Sushant Mishra and Lhuan-dre Pretorious were brought into the side.<\/p>\n<p>Lucknow, meanwhile, shuffled their lineup twice. Mohsin Khan came in to replace Shami, while Ayush Badoni replaced Aiden Markram in the XI. During the toss, Pant confirmed that Shami had been left out, but when Bishop pressed for the reason behind the pacer\u2019s omission, the exchange quickly became confusing.<\/p>\n<p>This is how the back-and-forth played out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pant: \u201cShami is not playing, Mohsin is playing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cWhat\u2019s the issue with Shami?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201cYeah\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cWhat\u2019s the issue with Shami?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201cMohsin\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cNo, what\u2019s the issue with Shami?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201c(seemingly puzzled)\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cWho is out?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201cShami is out, Mohsin is playing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cYa, I\u2019m asking\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201cAiden is out, Badoni is in\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bishop: \u201cOkay, we can leave it there\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pant: \u201c(nods his head)\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The clip spread rapidly across social 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