Rishabh Pant surpassed Shreyas Iyer to become the most expensive player in IPL auctions History: Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL. India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore.He made this record leaving behind Shreyas Iyer. Lucknow made a big bid on Rishabh Pant in the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
How much did Delhi Capital bid for Pant?
Earlier, Delhi Capitals had made an RTM bid of Rs 20.75 crore for Pant, but Lucknow Super Giants increased the bid to Rs 27 crore, after which Delhi Capitals decided to back out.Pant was released by Delhi Capitals before this year’s auction. He was a part of this team since 2016 and was made the captain in place of Shreyas Iyer in 2021.
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Pant’s IPL record is excellent
Pant started his career in IPL in 2016 with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).Pant’s IPL record is excellent, he has scored 3284 runs in 111 matches, in which his strike rate is 148.93. In T20 International for India, he has scored 1209 runs in 66 innings, whose strike rate is 127.26. His performance at the international level has not lived up to expectations, and Pant would like to prove himself by showing his ability in Lucknow colors this season.
