There was a ‘fight’ in the mega auction for Rishabh Pant. (Photo- Pti)
Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was in the news from the retained list. The Delhi team had freed him. In such a situation, Pant became a part of the mega auction and became famous. The Lucknow Super Giants joined him by paying a whopping amount of Rs 27 crore. With such a huge amount, Pant has become the most expensive player in the history of the IPL.
‘Battle’ by Rishabh Pant in mega auction
As expected, huge bids were seen in the auction related to Rishabh Pant. The Lucknow Super Giants were busy from start to finish to buy him. And in the end he also achieved success. Among the teams Lucknow competed against in the Pant bid, Sunrisers Hyderabad was at the forefront. Apart from them, KKR also entered the race. Delhi Capitals also did RTM. But LSG’s intentions to buy Pant were firm. He bid Rs 27 crore and Delhi withdrew from the race.
Rishabh Pant was a part of Delhi Capitals for the last 9 years. Rishabh Pant has been the captain of Delhi, he is a stormy batsman and also a great wicketkeeper. So Pant became the first choice for Punjab.
Rishabh Pant’s IPL career
Rishabh Pant made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in the year 2016. After this, in 2021, Pant became the fifth youngest captain in the history of IPL after Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Suresh Raina and Shreyas Iyer . So far he has scored 3284 runs in 111 matches in IPL with an average and strike rate of 35.31. of 148.93. Rishabh Pant is Capitals’ leading run-scorer in IPL. Last season he also scored 446 runs in 13 matches. He has scored 18 half-centuries and 1 century so far in IPL.
