{"id":5891,"date":"2026-04-28T00:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/pants-super-over-comments-prompt-lsg-rethink-says-shaun-pollock"},"modified":"2026-04-28T00:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:55:43","slug":"pants-super-over-comments-prompt-lsg-rethink-says-shaun-pollock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/pants-super-over-comments-prompt-lsg-rethink-says-shaun-pollock","title":{"rendered":"Pant\u2019s Super Over comments prompt LSG rethink, says Shaun Pollock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shaun Pollock feels Rishabh Pant\u2019s remarks after Lucknow Super Giants\u2019 Super Over defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders may have, unintentionally, shifted attention toward the franchise\u2019s decision-making structure. After LSG lost in the tie-breaker, Pant said that too many differing opinions during the contest made it harder to decide quickly on the field.<\/p>\n<p>The game was pushed into a Super Over after Mohammed Shami struck a six off the final ball of LSG\u2019s innings. In the follow-up, Sunil Narine delivered a sharp Super Over for KKR, limiting Lucknow and sealing the win.<\/p>\n<h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaun Pollock linked Pant\u2019s post-match comments to the possibility of blame being directed at LSG\u2019s management<\/li>\n<li>LSG lost to KKR in a Super Over after Shami hit a six on the last ball<\/li>\n<li>Narine then bowled the Super Over to help KKR win<\/li>\n<li>Two Pant-led decisions drew criticism: assigning Digvesh Rathi the final over and sending Nicholas Pooran for the Super Over<\/li>\n<li>Pant also said the team must take collective responsibility and take a short reset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pollock said the criticism around leadership choices had already been intense, and that Pant\u2019s wording could add fuel. He pointed to the moment when Digvesh Rathi was entrusted with the last over\u2014an over in which Rinku Singh struck four sixes consecutively\u2014and also to the call to bring Nicholas Pooran into the Super Over.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Pant summed up his view with: \u201cToo many minds don\u2019t make it easy on the ground.\u201d Pollock, however, argued that the captain\u2019s phrasing wasn\u2019t ideal, because it sounded like an indirect reference to the management group rather than focusing purely on cricketing execution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t really good that it is coming from the captain because he is basically saying there are too many people giving me information and he is kind of under the bus-ing the management group that they have got,\u201d Pollock said. He also stressed that it\u2019s difficult for outsiders to fully understand the internal process, including who has the final say and how conversations are handled inside the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Pollock added: \u201cMaybe we don\u2019t know how it works; that is the problem. You don\u2019t know who has the final call, you don\u2019t know who sits with him and gives him the understanding of what they feel, or who has the discussions with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Responsibility and reset<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the debate over his earlier comments, Pant also spoke about the need for the entire squad to own the outcome. During the post-match presentation, he said LSG requires a short break to reset and handle pressure more effectively before the next challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Pant told the team setup: \u201cI think we definitely need a break. I think we\u2019re gonna refresh. There is always pressure, and it\u2019s gonna be a pressure game always, but at the same time, we have to look for answers inside, not outside. And just keep it simple. We need to take accountability &#8211; every guy. Like, it can\u2019t be about one or two guys. It has to be about the whole unit, and a lot of people will take accountability for that for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaun Pollock feels Rishabh Pant\u2019s remarks after Lucknow Super Giants\u2019 Super Over defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders may have, unintentionally, shifted attention toward the franchise\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Shaun Pollock on Pant\u2019s Super Over Comments, IPL 2025","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Shaun Pollock reacts to Rishabh Pant\u2019s Super Over comments, suggesting LSG may rethink decision-making after the KKR tie-break heartbreaker.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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