2 min readApr 18, 2026 09:29 PM IST
Lucknow Super Giants will be heaving a sigh of relief as their skipper and batting mainstay Rishabh Pant will be available against Punjab Kings in an important IPL away game on Sunday.
Pant was hit on the left forearm by a short ball from Josh Hazlewood and was forced to retire hurt. He did come back to bat again but wasn’t able to last long. However Pant had been training with the team and looked it was more of a bruise and not a fracture.
“He is perfectly alright, fit enough to play tomorrow,” Arun told mediapersons ahead of the PBKS game which will be played in the afternoon While Arun is happy that young pacer like Prince Yadav has come of age and bowlers like Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan have made a good comeback post injury.
“Yes, there is always room for improvement but I think we are fairly happy with the way they are performing.” “I am extremely happy with their progress and I strongly believe that coaching commences only when you connect with every individual. Because every individual is different,” Arun elaborated.
The bowling coach needs to create a relation of trust with his wards and Arun believes he has done that.
“And how quickly I connect with these bowlers is my challenge. And as far as that is concerned, I feel that I have connected well with them. And each bowler is different. So I think what they want from me for every bowler would be different. It’s how I cater to their needs.” For Arun, the biggest challenge is to keep each of the eight pacers match ready.
“Our biggest challenge would be to get everybody match ready. So whoever plays is confident of doing well. Your plan should be very flexible. So sometimes, it’s like any other strategy. Even in war, you have this defence and attack,” Arun stated.
