Elite Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is set to be named as the new captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. The 27-year-old became the most expensive player in the history of the cash-rich T20 league after the Lucknow-based team purchased him in the 2025 Mega-Auction for a massive sum of 27 crore Indian rupees. 
KL Rahul handled the leadership duties of the franchise in their first 3 seasons in the tournament i.e 2022, 2023, and 2024 editions of the Indian Premier League. Rahul led them to back-to-back playoff finishes in 2022 and 2023 but the 2024 edition of the cash-rich T20 league proved to be a disastrous one for Lucknow and they finished at the seventh position in the overall standings. 
For Pant, this will be his second franchise where he become the captain, having led the Delhi Capitals (DC) since 2021. But, it was the captaincy duties that turned to be the deciding factor in the 27-year-old's decision to head into the Mega-Auction after failing to reach an appropriate decision with the Capitals, who wanted to retain the Wicketkeeper batsman but were not keen on letting him handle the leadership duties again. 
Ahead of the Mega-Auction, LSG had retained five players: Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni. 
However, the franchise were on the lookout for an Indian captain who could replace Rahul in the team. Pant along with former KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer were the main targets for the Lucknow-based team and at the auction, they fought hard to secure the services of Iyer but were then outbid by the Punjab Kings (PBKS). 
Then as soon as Pant's name popped up, Lucknow went all out for him, winning a fierce bidding-battle versus the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to bag Rishabh at the price tag of 20.75 crore Indian Rupees. However, Delhi Capitals (DC) who had the Right-To-Match-Card available for Pant, decided to execute it but LSG placed an unbelievable bid of 27 crore Indian Rupees which was more than enough for them to secure the services of Rishabh Pant.
27-year-old Rishabh Pant, who represented the team of Delhi Capitals (DC) since 2016, took over the leadership duties of the franchise in IPL 2021 and was the skipper in 2022 and 2024 but missed the 2023 edition of the tournament after getting injured in a life-threatning car accident in December of 2022.
The former DC captain will have the support of overseas T20 specialists David Miller, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh and Indian pace bowling duo of Avesh Khan &amp; Akash Deep in the fully changed Lucknow Super Giants squad. 
The likes of Markram, Miller and Pooran were apparently considered for the captaincy role but the LSG team management decided to go ahead with Rishabh. 
The 27-year-old will also be working closely with Australian legend and the head coach of the franchise Justin Langer and newly appointed mentor, Zaheer Khan. It remains to be seen how well the franchise performs under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant and whether he can lead them to their IPL title victory or not is going to be an interesting thing to watch.
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Rishabh Pant of Delhi Capitals sets the field in the IPL 2024 match versus Kolkata Knight Riders | Image: BCCI

Rishabh Pant, who became the most expensive player in the history of the IPL after the Lucknow Super Giants secured his services in the Mega-Auction for a ming boggling price tag of 27 crore Indian Rupees is set to become the new captain of the franchise.

RISHABH PANT - THE NEW CAPTAIN OF LSG,  Pant is set to be named as the new Captain of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025.

IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant set to be appointed as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants

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India's elite wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be seen donning the jersey of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the first time in the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the franchise successfully secured his acquisition in the Mega-Auction for a humongous price tag of 27 crore Indian Rupees, which also made him the most expensive player in the history of the tournament. 
The franchise also confirmed his appointment as the captain on 20th of January, with Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the Lucknow based team also present during the announcement. 
<h2>Can Rishabh Pant help LSG lift the IPL Trophy for the first time? </h2>
Since their debut in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have managed to reach the playoffs two times in 2022 and 2023, but they failed to do so in the previous season (IPL 2024). After parting ways with their former skipper KL Rahul, Lucknow have placed their trust in Rishabh, in the hopes that his skills as a captain can help them in lifting the IPL Trophy for the first time.
Ahead of the upcoming season of the cash-rich T20 league, let's take a look at the captaincy record of the most expensive player in the history of the IPL, Rishabh Pant
<h2>Rishabh Pant's captaincy statistics in the IPL</h2>
The 27-year-old Rishabh Pant made his captaincy debut in 2021 where the Delhi Capitals handed over the leadership duties to him following an injury suffered by Shreyas Iyer which made him miss the first and the middle half of the tournament that year. He was asked to lead a team which had ended the previous edition as the runner's up and this was a huge gamble for the franchise. 
But, Pant proved his doubters wrong as he helped the Delhi based team top the table in 2021. This was a huge achievement for a player who was making his captaincy debut but, he wasn't able to help them qualify for the final, losing to CSK in the first qualifier and KKR in the eliminator. 
But, the 27-year-old showed a lot of promise as a captain and Delhi decided to continue with him in IPL 2022 as well. However, the 2022 season proved to be an under par one for the franchise, as they missed out on playoffs qualification, finishing 5th in the overall standings. 
Pant missed the next season after suffering serious injuries in a life-threatning car accident and David Warner led the team in 2023 in his place. Rishabh then made his highly awaited comeback and return in the next season, but as a captain, he wasn't able to do much.
In 43 matches, his record as a skipper has been decent, with Delhi winning in 23 contests under his leadership and one contest ended in a tie. These stats give him a 54% winning percentage
Under Pant, the Delhi based team have qualified for the playoffs just once, which suggests that his captaincy has been under par. It remains to be seen whether he can turn around the fortunes of the Lucknow Super Giants or not.
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Rishabh Pant was announced as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2025, January 20, 2025 | Image:  Sreshth Shah/ESPNcricinfo

Rishabh Pant, LSG's brand new acquisition has a poor record as a captain in the IPL and this sign is not a positive one for the Lucknow based team

Rishabh Pant will be leading the Lucknow Super Giants for the first time in IPL 2025 but his poor record as a captain is cause of concern for the franchise. It remains to be seen whether he can help them lift the IPL Trophy for the first time.

Rishabh Pant's poor record as a captain suggests LSG might have a hard time winning the IPL

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IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant set to be appointed as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants

Rishabh Pant's poor record as a captain suggests LSG might have a hard time winning the IPL

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