Watch: Rishabh Pant Mimics Sunil Gavaskar’s Viral ‘Stupid’ Rant, Leaves Fans Laughing

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant is known for his unconventional shots to accumulate big runs. However, Pant was not at his peak in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, and in the fourth Test of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), he mistimed a shot to third man.

The mode of dismissal drew the criticism of legendary Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar, who called his shot selection 'reckless, reckless, reckless!'. Months later, Pant was seen imitating Gavaskar's iconic commentary as he hit back at the wicketkeeper-batter whom he often admires.

"Stupid, Stupid, Stupid! You've got two fielders there, and you still attempt that shot. You missed the previous one, and look where you've been dismissed. That is gifting away your wicket. You cannot justify that as your natural game. I'm sorry, but that is not your natural game. This is a careless shot. This is letting your team down significantly. You have to read the situation better." Gavaskar said during commentary.

 "He should not be going in that [India's] dressing room, he should be going in the other dressing room," Gavaskar added.

Stupid… Stupid… STUPID…!!!

Sunil Gavaskar is livid with the way #Pant got out at #MCG #BoxingDayTest #BGTseries pic.twitter.com/K8C6ORE6ev

— Venkat Parthasarathy 🇮🇳 (@Venkrek) December 28, 2024

In the mega auction, Pant became the costliest player in the league's history as LSG acquired him for a massive Rs 27 crore. His former team, Delhi Capitals (DC), was unable to retain him after LSG exercised the Right to Match (RTM) card and escalated the bid to Rs 27 crore. Ahead of IPL 2025, LSG released a video of Pant motivating his teammates, encouraging them to learn from the management and experienced players.

Rishabh Pant recreating the 'Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!' of Sunil Gavaskar. 🤣pic.twitter.com/JhrK34luWh

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 17, 2025

"I feel there is a lot of experience in the group. I think management has a lot of experience, we have a lot of senior players. Keep sharing your experience with the younger guys and let that experience flow into the younger group. We want to create a place where people can come and express themselves. It’s easier to say than to do it because it requires a lot of effort from each & every individual. It’s not just the management. I think it’s because of the players. We can create that environment. What I’ve always felt is that if you back your players and give them enough trust, they can perform at any level,” Pant said.

LSG IPL 2025 Schedule

LSG IPL 2025 squad

Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bisnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke.

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