IPL 2025 Auction: The long wait for cricket fans is finally over. Rishabh Pant has found his new team. The Indian wicketkeeper, who has been shining for Delhi Capitals for several years, has now been included in the Lucknow Super Giants squad. The franchise secured Pant for a massive 27 crores. Notable Pant was the captain of the Delhi franchise in the previous season.
There was fierce competition among many teams to include 27-year-old Pant in their team. First Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants started bidding for him. But seeing the intentions of LSG, Delhi stepped back. After that, the battle for the young keeper of India started between RCB and Lucknow on the field. But RCB also accepted defeat after some time.
After two teams were out, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team took the charge. But after some time they also retreated. After this, Delhi Capitals finally entered. The franchise tried to include the young wicketkeeper player in its fleet again by using the RTM card. But Lucknow finally included him in its team by increasing the amount by seven crores.
🚨 RISHABH PANT SOLD TO LUCKNOW SUPERGIANTS AT 27CR. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/whwXNTJNUg
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 24, 2024
Marquee Players Sold in the First Set:
- Arshdeep Singh – 18 crores – Punjab Kings
- Kagiso Rabada – 10.75 crores – Gujarat Titans
- Shreyas Iyer – 26.75 crores – Punjab Kings
- Jos Buttler – 15.75 crores – Gujarat Titans
- Mitchell Starc – 11.75 crores – Delhi Capitals
- Rishabh Pant – 27 crores – Lucknow Super Giants
Aa rahe hain, humari team me chaar chaand lagane, Rishabh bhaiya 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dXPRFRmLwn
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) November 24, 2024
The most expensive player in IPL history (in Indian Rupees)
- 27 crores – Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants, 2025)
- 26.75 crores – Shreyas Iyer (PBKS, 2025)
- 24.75 crores – Mitchell Starc (KKR, 2024)
- 20.50 crores – Pat Cummins (SRH, 2024)
- 18.50 crores – Sam Curran (PBKS, 2023)
- 18 crores – Arshdeep Singh (PBKS, 2025)
Bids Placed on Marquee Players in the Second Set:
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Liam Livingstone
- David Miller
- KL Rahul
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
All Auction Records Broken
In the ongoing IPL auction, Shreyas Iyer broke Mitchell Starc’s previous record of 24.75 crores (set in 2024) and became the most expensive player in IPL history. However, the record was soon surpassed by Rishabh Pant, who was bought for a staggering 27 crores. Pant now holds the title of the most expensive player in IPL history.