Rishabh Pant LSG New Captain for IPL 2025
Rishabh Pant Elected as LSG New Captain for IPL 2025: IPL has announced its new captain before the 2025 season. Sanjiv Goenka-owned Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) franchise has appointed star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant as the captain.
Sanjeev Goenka said about Pant
“I was very clear about this and I wanted Rishabh Pant in the LSG team at any cost. Anyone can say whatever they want. I knew that no one would bid as much for Rishabh Pant as I would. “. Further Sanjeev Goenka said that “Rishabh Pant is going to become the best captain in IPL history in future.”
Earlier last year, in the IPL mega auction in Jeddah, LSG had surprised everyone by buying Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (Rishabh Pant in IPL 2024 Mega Auction) for Rs 27 crore, making him the first player to be sold in the IPL auction. Became the most expensive player till date. Pant was DC’s captain from the 2021 to 2024 editions of the IPL, except for the 2023 season, which he missed due to his recovery from an injury sustained in a car accident in December 2022, but before the retention deadline, he was released by DC. Due to which his nine-year association with them ended and he was picked by LSG in the mega auction.