Watch- Rishabh Pant acts as a hilarious translator for Digvesh Rathi after LSG vs MI match

Rishabh Pant played a translator for Digvesh Rathi after his incredible efforts for Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2025 clash against the Mumbai Indians at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday (April 4).

Lucknow Super Giants’ rising star Digvesh Rathi grabbed the spotlight on April 4 with a brilliant performance that helped his team beat the five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in the 16th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 on Friday in Lucknow.

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The mystery spinner impressed everyone by taking the important wicket of Naman Dhir and giving away only 21 runs in his four overs against the Mumbai Indians. His clever bowling played a big role in LSG’s thrilling win over MI.

Meanwhile, during the presentation ceremony, commentator Ian Bishop had a chat with Digvesh. Since the mystery spinner wasn’t very comfortable speaking in English, LSG captain Rishabh Pant stepped in as his translator, making it a heartwarming moment for the fans.

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Digvesh Rathi expresses elation over his performances

Speaking through Pant, Digvesh said that he’s really happy with how things are going and that he enjoys attacking the batters. The LSG star also revealed that he looks up to KKR's Sunil Narine as his inspiration, and he wants to become a top spinner like his idol.

Digvesh Singh said, as quoted by Rishabh Pant at the post-match presentation, “Yes, I am enjoying the way I am performing. I like to attack the batter. I like to take wickets whenever I bowl.”

Rathi revealed that he wants to bowl with the same attacking mindset as his idol Narine. He also noted that watching the bowling of the West Indies spinner inspired him to enjoy his bowling more.

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Digvesh Rathi wants to become a spinner like Sunil Narine

He added, “Since the time I watched Sunil Narine bowl, I started enjoying my bowling. I want to be more attacking in terms of mindset, like Sunil Narine has been over the years. He stays very calm in pressure situations, and I want to work on that and be like that.”

Rathi also revealed how he planned the crucial wicket of Naman Dhir. The mystery spinner has noted that he had a quick word with his captain, Pant, and requested a fielder at mid-wicket, but he denied it at that moment, and he decided to bowl straight at the stumps, knowing that the MI batter was likely to go for a big shot.

His smart thinking paid off as Dhir was dismissed for 46 runs off 24 balls. Digvesh Rathi signed off by saying, “Before that was over, I had a chat with you (Pant). I wanted a fielder at mid-wicket, but the skipper did not give that. That's why I wanted to bowl it at the stumps, as I knew he would play that shot.”

Watch the heart-warming moment here:

Absolutely the best part of #LSGvMI match 😁
Rishabh Pant translates Ian Bishop's questions to Digvesh Singh in his own style 🤣
End mein Ian tells plz convey how much we appreciate the young man...top game...Pant to Digvesh - bahot tagda kara 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/4OpEJa67RS

— Komal (@Komal_Indian) April 4, 2025

At the end, Pant called Rathi’s performance ‘tagda’ against the MI.

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