Fans on Twitter reacted after India National Cricket Team player Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The keeper-batter was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2025 mega auction.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2025 is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Rishabh Pant, who was the 6th player who went under the hammer, broke the record of Shreyas Iyer minutes after the right-hander became the most expensive player in the league after being acquired by Punjab Kings for 26.75 crore.
Rishabh Pant straightaway invited the bidding war between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Rishabh Pant straightaway sparked the bidding war between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The Bengaluru-based franchise was involved in a bid to INR 11 crore before Sunrisers Hyderabad got into a bidding war with the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise.
Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad were involved in the bidding war for INR 20.75 crore, and the hammer went down in favor of the Lucknow-based franchise. It was then when auctioneer Mallika Sagar asked the Delhi Capitals (DC) if they wanted to use the Right to Match Card.
Delhi Capitals raised the peddle and used the RTM before Lucknow Super Giants raised the bid to INR 27 crore for Rishabh Pant
Delhi Capitals raised the peddle and used the RTM before Lucknow Super Giants raised the bid to INR 27 crore. The Delhi-based franchise then pulled out, and Rishabh Pant was sold to the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise, becoming the costliest buy in the history of the league.
Rishabh Pant, who is one of the best keeper-batters in world cricket, will be playing for a different team apart from Delhi Capitals for the first time in his career. The Southpaw is also likely to captain the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2025.
Rishabh Pant, who captained Delhi Capitals in the IPL, has played a massive role in the league. The keeper-batter has played 111 games in the tournament and has also mustered 3284 runs at an average strike rate of 35.31 and 148.93, respectively. He also has hit 18 fifties and one ton.
Fans on Twitter react as Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in the IPL
As Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the IPL, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the keeper-batter for creating the history and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
Lucknow Supergiants middle order
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#IPL #CricketTwitter ##RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/PyFk3RNPP3
— Riseup Pant (@riseup_pant17) November 24, 2024
• #RishabhPant is Most expensive player in IPL history 🕶️🔥@RishabhPant17 for @LucknowIPLpic.twitter.com/Lau0LyfPUM
— Rishabh Trends™ (@TrendRishabh) November 24, 2024
🚨RECORD ALERT🚨
Rishabh Pant BECOMES THE MOST EXPENSIVE INDIAN PLAYER IN IPL HISTORY!!!
27 Cr For LSG 🔥🔥#IPLAuction #IPLAuction2025 #IPL2025 #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/u8zCPt9dcq
— Lokesh 🕉️ (@LokeshKhatri__) November 24, 2024
#RishabhPant
He would say to everyone what he said here😉Always a Box office no matter which format or #ipl2025auction
Congratulations @RishabhPant17 for hitting across the line for the highest bid! pic.twitter.com/ruRnpL4jJ3— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) November 24, 2024
Rishabh Pant becomes the highest sold Ipl player surpassed Shreyas in the same auction with the price of 27 Crores ❤️🔥🔥 #RishabhPant #IPLRetention2025 #IPLAuctiononJioStar #IPLAuction #ShreyasIyer #LSGpic.twitter.com/5Lu0awJSAw
— 𝕯𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖆𝖐🦅 (@Deepak32763716) November 24, 2024
Congratulations on being the most expensive player in IPL history, no one deserves it more than you @RishabhPant17
🇮🇳🧿 #RishabhPant— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) November 24, 2024
LSG Rocked…..,
Rishabh Pant shocked 😮 #IPLAuction #JioCinema #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/7XX4GtPUwY— Dr Artistic Soul (@dr_artisticsoul) November 24, 2024
As expected the costliest player of auction 27cr
Does it overrated??#RishabhPant #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/hkHzr8gvvz
— Narendraᴼᴳ (@Narendra_PSPK1) November 24, 2024
: Sanjeev Goenka bidding for Rishabh Pant & Sell To Lucknow Super Giants in 27 Crores !
: #IPLAuction ! #JioCinema #RishabhPant
Rishabh Pant : pic.twitter.com/xCuvBBMiD9
— 𝐁𝐎𝐁 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 (@_TrendContent) November 24, 2024
#IPLAuction #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/50vIZW8Drq
— Abhi (@ydv_60) November 24, 2024
Goenka has made the biggest cricketing comeback, This is huge!💥#IPLAuction | #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/vDQIf5gpup
— Hustler (@HustlerCSK) November 24, 2024
The Pant and LSG pairing has the potential to be the worst pairing since Coke and mentos.
— Sai K (@AkriPasta) November 24, 2024