With the start of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the bidding for the marquee players has begun, with all eyes on Team India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and as expected, there will be a bidding war between the franchises during the auction, however, in the end, Lucknow Supergiants have won it all. Left behind and managed to induct Pant by spending Rs 27 crore from his own purse. At the same time, all the fans were definitely surprised to see the competition between the teams during Pant’s auction because in the end, their approval was also taken from Delhi Capitals as they had the option to use RTM for Pant.
Thus Lucknow included Pant in their team
Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025 mega auction for Rs. Included in the base price of 2 crores, when his name was mentioned, Lucknow Super Giants decided to include him in their team, selling him first to Chennai Super Kings. A bidding war had to take place and then the RCB team made an entry while finally a bidding war took place with Sunrisers Hyderabad while the Lucknow team placed the final bid at Rs 21.75 crore. He left everyone behind while finishing with Pant. After this when Delhi Capitals were asked about the RTM they decided to use him but Lucknow decided to raise Pant’s price directly to Rs 27 crore, after which Delhi decided to release him. After picking Pant, the happiness was evident on the face of the Lucknow Super Giants franchise owner.
Lucknow also included David Miller in their squad
Apart from Rishabh Pant, Lucknow Supergiants team also managed to make South Africa’s attacking batsman David Miller among the marquee players in the mega auction. Lucknow to Miller, whose original price was Rs. 1.50 crore, it was Rs. 7.50 crore made his team part. Miller was part of the Gujarat Titans squad in the IPL 2024 season.
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