Following LSG's IPL 2025 opening loss to Delhi Capitals, owner Sanjiv Goenka, who spent a record Rs 27 crore at the mega auction to acquire Rishabh Pant for the team, was spotted chatting with the batsman-wicketkeeper captain. LSG failed to finish the game even though DC was on the verge of defeat at 113 for six in the 210-run chase. Ashutosh Sharma got DC off to a winning start with a wicket and three balls remaining by hitting one of his best knocks (66* off 31) under pressure in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

In every way, Pant's first day as captain and player for LSG was ordinary. Pant made a six-ball duck in a game that saw over 420 runs scored and five batters scored at a strike rate of 200 or above. Pant was dismissed by his former DC teammate Kuldeep Yadav.