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,

KL Rahul, who led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) since their IPL debut, helped the team reach the playoffs in their first two 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

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

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.

"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.

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.