RISHABH PANT, LGS Squad for IPL 2025 | IPL Auction 2025
Rishabh Pant has been signed by LSG for a highest ever Rs 27 crore at the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia.
Delhi Capitals had earlier used the RTM card for Pant at Rs 20.75 crore.
Lucknow Super Giants Retained Nicholas Pooran (Rs. 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs. 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs. 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs. 4 crore) and Ayush Badoni (Rs. 4 crore) for IPL 2025.
Lucknow Super Giants bought seven players during the first day of the auction, and created history by bidding Rishabh Pant for
Rs. 27 crore.
Other additions to the Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2025-
David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh).
LSG will go into the second day of the auction with Rs. 14.85 crore left in its purse.
Pant was released by Delhi Capitals ahead of this year’s auction. He had been part of the Capitals’ set-up since 2016 and was made captain ahead of the 2021 season in place of an injured Shreyas Iyer. Pant was retained as captain for IPL 2022.
Pant made a comeback in IPL 2024 after recovering from the severe injuries he sustained in a life-threatening car accident in December 2022. Upon his return, he was reinstated as captain of Delhi Capitals and he scored 446 runs in what turned out to be another average season for the team.
Rishabh Pant is a brand ambassador for several companies and his endorsement deals are a testament to his popularity and success on the field.
Rishabh Pant is a brand ambassador for Boat, Adidas, JSW Steel, Noise, Realme, Dream11, Ketch, SG, Boost and Cadbury
Pant had not played a T20I since his car accident in December 2022, but a strong performance in IPL 2024 earned him a spot in this year’s T20 World Cup, which India won.
The 27-year-old has scored 3,284 runs in 111 matches in the IPL.
