Pollock felt Pant was throwing the team management 'under the bus'.
Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock criticized Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant’s post-match comments following their Super Over loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday (April 26), stating that the latter was throwing the team management 'under the bus'.
Speaking during the presentation ceremony, Pant noted that "too many minds" in the setup made decision-making difficult on the ground. His comments specifically referred to the tactical decision to bowl leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi in the final over, during which Rinku Singh hit four consecutive sixes to propel KKR to 155/7.
“Sometimes bowlers got to bowl that hard overs. And there will be time when I have to give him that in middle overs because I was looking for a wicket. I just didn't get one. That was the thought process behind it. And too many minds doesn't make it easy on the ground,” Pant said, hinting that excessive input from the coaching staff clouded his leadership.
Pollock suggested these remarks indicated a fragility within the LSG setup and pointed to a shifting of blame rather than taking personal accountability.
LSG boast a high-profile backroom staff, which includes head coach Justin Langer, Director of Cricket Tom Moody, strategic advisor Kane Williamson, assistant coach Lance Klusener, and bowling coach Bharat Arun.
“It isn’t really good that it is coming from the captain because he is basically saying there are too many people giving me information and he is kind of under the bus-ing the management group that they have got," Pollock said while speaking on Cricbuzz.
“Maybe we don’t know how it works; that is the problem. You don’t know who has the final call, you don’t know who sits with him and gives him the understanding of what they feel and has the discussions with him," he added.
Having lost 6 of their 8 matches, LSG are currently languishing at the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table. The Rishabh Pant-led side will next face Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on May 4.