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Rishabh Pant To Not Captain Lucknow Super Giants In IPL 2025? Social Media Post Leaves Fans Intrigued
There has been a lot of chatter regarding the captaincy position in Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2025. Nicholas Pooran was being considered the front-runner after he was retained for Rs 21 crore ahead of the auction but with the franchise paying a record-breaking Rs 27 crore for Rishabh Pant, the situation has become a bit complicated. A recent social media post from the franchise on X (formerly Twitter) led to further intrigue among the cricket fans. The post contained a reference to the Bollywood movie "Hum Saath Saath Hain" with Pooran being referred to as 'ghar ke mukhiya' (head of the household). Later in the video, Pant was referred to as someone who has an unique style and aura.
IPL 2025 Auction LIVE: Full List Of Sold And Unsold Players, Auction Price
IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 LIVE: After record-breaking deals on Day 1 for Rishabh Pant (LSG), Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) and Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Indian pacers stole the show on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar racked in a handsome Rs 10.75 crore, heading to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), being the headline purchase of the day. Among overseas stars, it was South African Marco Jansen who attracted the most interest, landing at Punjab Kings for Rs 7 crore. (IPL AUCTION LIVE Updates)
IPL 2025 Auction LIVE: No Signs Of Arjun Tendulkar Creates Mystery, Teams' Spend Nears Rs 600 Crore
IPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates: The accelerated auction has started. India's fastest bowler Umran Malik went unsold while Arjun Tendulkar is yet to go under the hammer, despite his category having already been auctioned. The IPL franchises have so far spent over Rs 580 crore. Veteran Indian cricket team pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has become the costliest buy of IPL 2025 mega auction Day 2. RCB won an intense bidding war with LSG and roped in the veteran pacer for a whopping Rs 10.75 crore. Indian pacers have been the top buys on Day 2. Akash Deep (LSG, Rs 8 crore), Deepak Chahar (MI, Rs 9.25 crore), Mukesh Kumar (DC, Rs 8 crore), Tushar Deshpande (RR, Rs 6.50 crore) all went for high prices. CSK was left stunned as they lost out in the race to buy two loyalists Tushar Deshpande and Deepak Chahar.
IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 LIVE: Full List Of Sold And Unsold Players, Auction Price
IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 LIVE: The IPL 2025 Auction Day 1 saw the ten franchises buy 72 cricketers with RIshabh Pant attracting a record-breaking bid of Rs 27 Crore from Lucknow Super Giants. There were no shortages of big money deals as Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 Crore while Kolkata Knight Riders brought back Venkatesh Iyer for a staggering Rs 23.75 Crore. Day 2 will have more talents on offer with big names like Mayank Agarwal, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Phillips, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw in the fray. Some uncapped Indian talents are also expected to fetch surprising prices.
All Team Compositions After Day 1 Of IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Total Purse Spent Is...
A total of 84 players (72 sold and 12 unsold) went under the hammer on the first day of the IPL mega auction In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday with teams breaking the bank for the marquee Indian cricketers. India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore) to become the costliest buy in IPL's history with a Rs 27 crore winning bid from Lucknow Super Giants, while Venkatesh Iyer was the surprise show-stopper as he was bought back for Rs 23.75 crore by his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. Teams spent a total sum of Rs 467.95 crore on Day 1.
IPL 2025 Auction LIVE: Full List Of Sold And Unsold Players, Auction Price
IPL 2025 Auction LIVE: Rishabh Pant made history on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, fetching a mammoth price of Rs 27 crore, being sold to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), as Rs 467.95 cr were spent in total. Shreyas Iyer went to Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 26.75 cr, while Venkatesh Iyer was re-bought by defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 23.75 cr. Indian bowlers got a large amount of interest, with the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal both fetching Rs 18 cr each, going to PBKS. A total of 72 players were sold on Day 1, with 12 players going unsold.
IPL Auction 2025: Purse Remaining With All Teams After Day 1. Franchise With Most Money Is...
IPL Auction 2025: The first day of the mega auction saw 10 Indian Premier League franchises splashing Rs 467.95 crore on 72 players. Three stars - Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore, LSG), Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore, PBKS) and Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore, KKR) - went over Rs 23-crore mark. There were other records too with Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 18 crore, PBKS) becoming the most expensive Indian spinner ever while Arshdeep Singh (Rs 18 crore, PBKS) becoming the most expensive Indian pacer. On Day 2 of the auction, big names like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Faf du Plessis, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Deepak Chahar, Krunal Pandya will go under the hammer.