Lucknow bought Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore. He became the most expensive player in the history of IPL. The Lucknow franchise had already released their captain KL Rahul and did not even bid for him later.
Lucknow Super Giants have surprised everyone by making the biggest bid in the history of IPL. Lucknow bought Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore. He became the most expensive player in the history of IPL. The Lucknow franchise had already released their captain KL Rahul and did not even bid for him later. While buying Pant, LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka admitted that Pant is a team man, but he also admitted that Pant became a bit expensive.
Speaking at JioCinema after the marquee player set of IPL 2025 mega auction, Sanjeev Goenka said about Pant that, he is a team man, a match winner and we are happy to buy him. However, Goenka also said that buying Pant for Rs 27 crore is a bit expensive. Lucknow had bid up to Rs 20.75 crore. After this Delhi Capitals wanted to use their RTM card. In such a situation, Lucknow was asked about the final bid.
Lucknow directly made a final bid of Rs 27 crore. Delhi team could not match this bid and former Delhi Capitals captain Pant went to Lucknow Giants for Rs 27 crore. Along with wicketkeeping, he will also be the captaincy option for Lucknow.
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