Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) confirmed their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. KL Rahul's exit led to a captaincy switch in the franchise. Rishabh Pant beat Nicholas Pooran to secure the top job.

Rishabh Pant was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping sum of Rs 27 crore at the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in the tournament's history. Pant has led the Delhi Capitals in the IPL thus far in 43 matches across three seasons,

Check out what LSG cricketer Rishabh Pant and co-owner Sanjiv Goenka said on the former's appointment as captain ahead of IPL 2025, only on

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjeev Goenka feels India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will become the best captain in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

New Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant reveals his 'biggest tension' heading into the IPL 2025 mega auction last year.

"I think Rishabh Pant is going to finish as one of the best IPL captains ever. In 10-12 years time, you would hear his name associated with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma," Goenka said.

Rishabh Pant has been named the captain of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants for the 2025 season after being the most expensive player in last year's

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named Rishabh Pant as their new skipper. LSG named Pant as the skipper in an event on Monday (Jan 20) in Kolkata. Pant was acquired by LSG for an exorbitant amount of INR 27 crore (US $3.