Lucknow Super Giants have been knocked out of the 2015 Indian Premier League after Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the team by 6 wickets on May 19. Today, they will face Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Prior to that, Rishabh Pant was caught being vocal on social media, calling out an X handle user and accusing him of spreading fake news. Vaibhav Bhola, who claimed to be a deputy sports editor of News 24, claimed that Lucknow Super Giants might release him after the 2026 season, as the franchise thinks INR 27 crore is too much for Rishabh Pant. The account holder posted: "Breaking News : LSG Most Likely To Release Rishabh Pant Ahead Of IPL 2026. LSG Management Feels 27 Crore Is Too Much." Breaking News :LSG Most Likely To Release Rishabh Pant Ahead Of IPL 2026. LSG Management Feels 27 Crore Is Too Much. pic.twitter.com/fql3nSu7bK — Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) May 21, 2025 Read also: Ben Stokes Hails Virat Kohli Ahead of England Test Series Replying to Bhola, Rishabh answered today, asking the user to be more sensible and share credible new rather than misleading the audience. Rishabh wrote: "I understand fake News gives more traction To content but let’s not built everything around it . Little sense and credible news will help more rather making fake news with agenda . Thanks have a good day . Let’s be responsible and sensible what we put out on social media." I understand fake News gives more traction To content but let’s not built everything around it . Little sense and credible news will help more rather making fake news with agenda . Thanks have a good day . Let’s be responsible and sensible what we put out on social media 🇮🇳🙏🏻 — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) May 22, 2025 Rishabh Pant was making a comeback in this IPl, after the accident he suffered in 2022. In 2025, Rishabh made the record to become the highest ever paid cricketer in IPL, as LSG bought him for a whopping INR 27 crore. But Rishabh Pant scored just 135 runs in 12 matches , averaging just 12.27 with one fifty.