We haven’t seen Rishabh Pant, the most expensive buy of the 2025 mega auction, since he suffered a side strain on the eve of the ODI series against New Zealand in January. Pant, who is not a first-choice pick for India in white-ball formats, has been keen to sharpen his batting and, in that pursuit, it is understood he sought out former India allrounder Yuvraj Singh to spend some time with him. The two got together last week in Mumbai, where Yuvraj, who was recently seen working with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, is understood to have focused on both skills and temperament aspects of Pant’s game.
Pant, who is Lucknow Super Giant captain, is in Chennai this week for the franchise’s pre-season camp before heading to Lucknow, where the main camp will be held.
“He’ll be ready to go. He’s training at the moment,” Justin Langer told ESPNcricinfo on the sidelines of the men’s Hundred auction. “We’ve got a camp going on at the moment, so I’ll see him in a couple of days. He’s firing, and as I said, with all champions, they don’t stay down for long. His last game last year in the IPL, we saw how brilliant he can be, so that’s our expectation for him this year.”