‘I’m someone who lets instinct take over during game time’: Rishabh Pant | Ipl News

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant who is going through a rough patch in the ongoing Indian Premier League season, said in an interaction on Monday that his philosophy for dealing with tough times was to back the process and trust his instincts. Pant, who was bought LSG for a record Rs 27 crore in the IPL mega auctions last year, has scored just just 19 runs at an average of 4.75 and strike rate of 59.38 this season.
“We should be following a certain process and that is part of my day-to-day life. When you keep it very simple, like if you are watching a wicket, how it’s going to play, what this batsman is going to do, what we can execute in a better way,” Pant said in a chat during CII Eastern Region’s interactive session – ‘India@100: Leadership Insight from the Sports Economy’.
“Like Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) said, if you can keep it simple for longer period of time, I think you’re going to get the fair result. I’m someone who lets that instinct take over during the game time. Because, in pressure situations, what happens is that you don’t back your decision sometimes. So I feel that is really important for me,” he added.
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For Pant, leadership is about keeping the team like one big family.
“The word ‘team’ means just one family. We always talk about how we can create an environment where everyone feels comfortable.
“A team for me is like having one goal — collective people having one goal and working towards one goal.” Cricket has also taught him to back people during their worst days.

“Everyone on the field will not have the greatest of day. But at that moment, can you give that guy enough confidence, so he can deliver? You know, one ball matters. One extraordinary something. One extraordinary catch. One extraordinary run out.” Story continues below this ad
Pant will be in action next against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.
(With agency inputs)