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Rishabh Pant

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Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “May 2026: another first slow over-rate offence with Lucknow — 12 lakh fine” and “April–May 2025: three further slow over-rate offences with Lucknow, fines rising from 12 to 30 lakh”.

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Profile No. 1944 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Rishabh Pant

Photo: Prime Minister's Office · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons
8Documented controversies
13Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

15–16 May 2026

May 2026: another first slow over-rate offence with Lucknow — 12 lakh fine

Civil / administrative proceedings

Lucknow Super Giants were found to have bowled their overs too slowly against Chennai Super Kings. Pant was sanctioned as captain for the team's first offence in IPL 2026.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    IPLMatch 59, LSG vs CSK - Code of ConductSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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02

4 April–27 May 2025

April–May 2025: three further slow over-rate offences with Lucknow, fines rising from 12 to 30 lakh

Civil / administrative proceedings

Under Pant's captaincy, Lucknow Super Giants accumulated three slow over-rate offences in IPL 2025: 12 lakh for the first, 24 lakh for the second and 30 lakh for the third.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    IPLCode of Conduct Breach – Match 16: LSG vs MISports governing bodyVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    IPLCode of Conduct Breach – Match 45: MI vs LSGSports governing bodyVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    India TodayLSG vs RCB: Rishabh Pant handed big fine for third slow over-rate of the seasonPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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03

November 2024–May 2025

2024–2025: intense debate over record IPL auction price and captaincy performance at Lucknow

No legal proceedings

Lucknow Super Giants appointed Pant captain after purchasing him for a record amount at the IPL auction. Early in the 2025 season, his batting difficulties — Reuters notably reported another duck and an unusual position at number seven — intensified public pressure connected with his price and captaincy.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    ReutersPant to captain IPL's Lucknow in 2025News agencyHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    ReutersDelhi's Rahul shows his former team what they're missingNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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04

31 March–3 April 2024

March–April 2024: first and second slow over-rate offences as Delhi captain

Civil / administrative proceedings

For Delhi Capitals' first two over-rate offences in IPL 2024, Pant was fined 12 lakh and then 24 lakh rupees; other players were also sanctioned for the second offence.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    IPLCode of Conduct Breach - Match 16 - DC vs LSGSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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05

7–12 May 2024

May 2024: third slow over-rate offence — 30 lakh fine and one-match suspension, appeal dismissed

Civil / administrative proceedings

Delhi's third over-rate offence in IPL 2024 resulted in a 30 lakh fine and one-match suspension for Pant.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    IPLCode of Conduct Breach - Match 56 - DCvRRSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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06

30 December 2022–January 2023

December 2022: serious car crash while driving alone; conflicting accounts of cause

No legal proceedings

Pant suffered serious injuries when his Mercedes struck a road divider and caught fire near Roorkee. Police initially indicated that he had fallen asleep at the wheel; Pant subsequently referred to attempting to avoid a pothole or a dark object.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    The Indian ExpressPolice say Rishabh Pant apparently dozed off at the wheel; doctors say out of dangerPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    BCCIMedia Statement – Rishabh PantSports governing bodyVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    The Indian ExpressAfter claims that potholes caused Rishabh Pant’s accident, NHAI repairs road at the spotPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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07

7–8 April 2022

April 2022: first IPL slow over-rate fine — 12 lakh rupees

Civil / administrative proceedings

Delhi Capitals exceeded the permitted time against Lucknow Super Giants. As captain, Pant received the prescribed fine for a first over-rate offence of the season.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
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Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    IPLRishabh Pant fined for slow over-rateSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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08

22–23 April 2022

April 2022: Rajasthan no-ball controversy — apparent instruction to recall batsmen and fine of 100% of match fee

Civil / administrative proceedings

During the final over against Rajasthan Royals, Pant strongly challenged the failure to call a no-ball for height and gestured for his batsmen to return; assistant coach Pravin Amre entered the field.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    IPLRishabh Pant, Shardul Thakur and Pravin Amre fined for Code Of Conduct breachSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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