Netizens flooded X with memes as Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant stepped down from captaincy. The franchise took to confirm the news stating that Pant requested the franchise to give up the role
and has been accepted. The decision came after the Super Giants suffered a horrible campaign in IPL 2026 season and finished at the bottom of the standings. They could manage to win only four of their 14 games and became the first team to get knocked out of the playoffs race.
On Friday, May 29, LSG took to their social media to make the official announcement and said, “Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) wish to formally announce that Rishabh Pant has requested to be relieved of his captaincy duties with the franchise, and the franchisee has accepted his request with immediate effect,” the team announced.
In addition to it, LSG Director of Cricket, Tom Moody said, "Rishabh approached the franchisee with this request and we have respectfully accepted it. These decisions are never easy. We are grateful for everything Rishabh has brought to this dressing room as captain. Our focus now is on the collective - rebuilding and restructuring to reach the best standards.”
Official announcement. pic.twitter.com/7WeOwpkDr6
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 29, 2026
Netizens react to Rishabh Pant stepping down as LSG captain
The news of Pant stepping down as the captain of the team after two seasons spread on the internet as wildfire. While some fans welcomed the idea, suggesting that the wicketkeeper-batter would now be able to focus on his individual performance, slammed LSG owner Dr. Sanjiv Goenka for allegedly sacking Pant from the helm. Notably, Goenka previously sacked MS Dhoni from Rising Punt SuperGiants’ captaincy following a series of poor performances. Here’s how fans reacted to Pant’s news-
He needs to get the hell out of that toxic franchise as soon as he can. Rotten from the top down, an owner who has a messiah complex, a leaderships strategy where the left doesn’t even know the rights job title let alone what they do. Pant might have his shortcomings as a… https://t.co/OUiAUi8jAi
— Erika Morris (@ErikaMorris79) May 29, 2026
Goenka sahab and LSG support staff after Rishabh Pant wishes to leave captaincy pic.twitter.com/uIxIbCxelf https://t.co/hWzcUCuAo9
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 29, 2026
Saans leta hun toh ek IPL captain quit kar deta hai https://t.co/vp88GsFahp pic.twitter.com/jF00AWMw8U
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 29, 2026
Rishabh Pant stepped down as LSG captain 😲 pic.twitter.com/sgF33VYb42
— RCB Xtra (@Rcb_Xtra) May 29, 2026
Mark This Tweet : LSG Will Release Rishab Pant Before IPL 2027
— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) May 29, 2026
he is not a guy who will compromise with his self respect and dignity . this is nothing but the beginning of a miraculous and mammoth comeback the game of cricket ever witnessed. pant without a designated burden is an unstoppable force , finally he took a decision for himself 🙏 https://t.co/mNrss27Su9
— a (@UnfilteredMe70) May 29, 2026
Pant Steps down as captain... whatever it is if your team plays badly and finishes way below expectations captain has to take the blame...but to take that blame and stepping down needs character... actually first one to go should be the team management not the captain...I hope to…
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) May 29, 2026
I knew it was going to happen, but I didn't think it would happen right away. pic.twitter.com/MwjVxrtjDb
— Cricket Lover 🏏 (@Crick97924Lover) May 29, 2026
Apart from a failed campaign as the skipper, Pant couldn’t perform much individually as well. He could only score 312 runs in 14 games with an average of 28.36 and a strike rate of 138.05.
