In the podcast teaser released by Sportstak, Yuvraj Singh was seen talking about Rishabh Pant. Yuvraj Singh claimed that fans will see a "completely different" Rishabh Pant in the 2026 IPL season. Pant had been spotted practising with Singh ahead of the IPL 2026 tournament.
Yuvraj has taken on a significant mentoring role for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain to help him rediscover his form following an "ordinary" 2025 season Pant spent five days training with Yuvraj in Mumbai ahead of the season, focusing on bat swing, shot selection, and retaining body shape while hitting.Yuvraj noted that Pant has emerged from a "life-threatening experience" with a new perspective, and their work together has focused heavily on the mental side of the game. Training sessions included specific strategies for dominating middle-over spinners and maximizing scoring in the death overs.
After struggling in 2025 (269 runs in 14 matches), Pant is under pressure to justify his INR 27 crore price tag and reclaim his spot in India’s white-ball squads. Pant was also seen opening for his team in last night’s match against DC. Instead of the Markram-Marsh opening, the fans were surprised to see opening the batting for his team. Pant had just scored 7 runs in 9 balls, when he got dismissed in the most heart-breaking form as he had been out of his crease and the ball hit by Mitchell Marsh hit the stumps.
The Giants lost the match against DC while defending 141 runs in the second innings. The match still went to the Capitals after quick wickets were taken by Shami, Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav. The partnership between the South-African player Tristian Stubbs and impact player, Sameer Rizvi brought a partnership for the Capitals in the over before the timeout and took the 2 points home.
DC to face MI in Arun Jaitely Stadium on April 4
DC will now face MI in Arun Jaitley Stadium. The last time the Capitals faced MI in a do-or-die clash for the playoffs, they lost the match, but this time, they would be looking forward to exacting that revenge.
