# Tom Moody hints at LSG captaincy reset after poor IPL run 2026-08-17T00:22:15+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Lucknow Super Giants director of cricket Tom Moody has signalled a possible leadership change after the franchise's second consecutive poor IPL season. Moody said captain Rishabh Pant has found captaincy challenging and that the results reflect that pressure, noting the team will consider all options for the future. LSG finished seventh in 2025 and are set to end the 2026 season in ninth or 10th place, winning only 10 of 28 matches under Pant. Pant, who joined LSG for a record Rs 27 crore, has also struggled with the bat, scoring 581 runs at a strike rate of 135.74 across two seasons, well below his career strike rate of 144.18. His comments come days after Pant lost India's Test vice-captaincy to KL Rahul and was dropped from the ODI squad. Moody said the franchise will take serious consideration over what the leadership looks like in the future. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: IPL, Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant, Tom Moody Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tom-moody-hints-at-lsg-captaincy-reset-after-poor-ipl-run/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tom-moody-hints-at-lsg-captaincy-reset-after-poor-ipl-run/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/