Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has officially appointed Rishabh Pant as their captain for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, following his acquisition for a record Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Lucknow Super Giants unveiled Rishabh Pant as the new captain for the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant, who played at No 3 for India in the T20 World Cup, might be one of the possible opening options for Lucknow given the lack of designated openers in the squad.

Rishabh Pant became the costliest buy in the Indian Premier League when Lucknow Super Giants shelled out a whopping ₹27 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Goenka expects Rishabh Pant to play for LSG for the next "14-15 years" and win "at least five IPLs". The comparisons with Dhoni and Rohit were unmissable.

Besides owner Sanjiv Goenka explaining rationale behind appoint Rishabh Pant as LSG’s captain, the Indian cricketer also shared his captaincy mantra and possible approach towards teammates. Pant was bought for Rs 27 crore by LSG in IPL 2025 auction.

Dynamic keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday named the captain of Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming IPL and he vowed to give his "200 percent" to win the team's maiden title.

Rishabh Pant, named Lucknow Super Giants' captain, humorously shared his tension over being picked in the IPL mega auction last year while in Australia. Initially worried about joining Punjab Kings, Pant ultimately became the most expensive player bought for Rs 27 crores by LSG,

Stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take over from KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants captain in this year's Indian Premier League.

Rishabh Pant was unveiled as LSG's new captain and he said that his philosophy of leading a side will not change despite the change in franchises.