Breaking: Lucknow Super Giants appoint Rishabh Pant as captain for IPL 2025 season

Rishabh Pant has been named the Lucknow Super Giants’ IPL 2025 captain. Pant was acquired by LSG for an incredible INR 27 crore, making him the most expensive purchase in IPL history. Lucknow were involved in a tough bidding war with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL 2025 mega auction and originally coughed up a startling 20.75 crore. But Delhi had the right to match card and LSG claimed 27 crore as their final price to acquire the 27-year-old.

Goenka confirms Pant as LSG captain

In an exclusive conversation with Sports Tak, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka confirmed that the moment they acquired Rishabha Pant in the auction, they were clear about appointing him as their captain.

“We had decided on Pant the moment we got him in the auction,” Goenka told Sports Tak

LSG squad for IPL 2025

David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Aryan Juyal, Rishabh Pant (C), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Aiden Markram, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh

Rishabh Pant selected for Champions Trophy

The star wicket-keeper batter was also selected in India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of the Champions Trophy which is set to start from February 19. He along with KL Rahul are Men in Blue’s two options to don the gloves behind the stumps. Pant’s explosive and unique style makes him a great addition to the side. He missed the ODI World Cup 2023 as he was recovering from injuries he suffered during the horrific car accident.

He is also set to play in the Ranji Trophy prior to the ODI leg of the white-ball series against England. He is one of the big names along with Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja to feature in India’s top domestic competition. He will be playing in Delhi’s game against Saurashtra in Rajkot.

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