Lucknow Super Giants made a splash at the IPL 2025 auction, securing Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore. The team spent Rs 119.90 crore to assemble a 24-player squad, bolstering their batting and bowling lineups with a mix of star power and budget-friendly picks.

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have not officially announced their captain for IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant, who was acquired for ₹27 crore, is a strong candidate following the release of KL Rahul, who previously led the team. Other contenders include Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram, who have significant leadership experience.

LSG made a big statement by buying Rishabh Pant for a massive Rs 27 crore -- making him the costliest purchase in the history of IPL auctions.

Rishabh Pant became the costliest player in Indian Premier League history when they shelled out ₹27 crores in IPL 2025 mega auction.

Lucknow Super Giants is a franchise which is just three-year old into the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). If all the three seasons are to compared, then LSG had more highs than lows. Lucknow Super Giants under mentor Gautam Gambhir finished on the third place in the 2022 and the 2023 season.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) entered the IPL auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a tight budget. Each franchise had an initial purse of Rs 120 crore b

Rishabh Pant made history on Sunday by becoming the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, sold to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a record-breaking ₹27 crore.

Lucknow Super Giants has acquired Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the IPL auction. This follows a disappointing 2024 season where the team finished seventh despite a strong start. The team's struggles were compounded by a public disagreement between captain KL Rahul and owner Sanjiv Goenka,

Lucknow Super Giants took some bold calls in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over two days. The Super Giants, one of the two franchises introduced in 2022, made the historic signing of Rishabh Pant after parting ways with KL Rahul.

The Lucknow franchise predictably decided to retain West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran for Rs 21 crore instead of Rahul ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Apart from Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore) and Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore) have been retained.

LSG made one of the biggest moves in auction history by spending an IPL record of Rs 27 crore to acquire former DC captain Rishabh Pant.