IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant likely to be Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper

Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is most likely to be the new skipper of Indian Premier League's franchise Lucknow Super Giants, reported ESPNCricInfo.

Pant was signed for ₹27 crore by LSG in the IPL 2025 mega auction on Jeddah and became the most expensive player in the IPL.For the first three seasons of IPL, another star-batter KL Rahul led LSG, leading the franchise to the playoffs in their first two years. However, the franchise finished seventh on the table in 2024.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction in November 2024, LSG retained five players: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan.

This is the second franchise where Pant will be captain. Earlier, opted to head back into the auction after failed talks with Delhi Capitals, said the report.