New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant won silver in the mega auction of IPL 2025. He was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crores. Pant has also become the most expensive player sold in the auction. Now, before the start of the new season, LSG has also appointed Pant as the captain. Now we are going to tell you about those 3 reasons why making Pant the captain has been the right decision for Lucknow.
Captaincy experience in IPL
Rishabh Pant also has experience of captaincy in IPL. He has previously captained Delhi Capitals in 43 matches. Under Pant’s captaincy, Delhi has won 23 matches and lost 19 while 1 match has been tied.
franchise indian captain
Rishabh Pant is an Indian captain. The franchise always looks to make an Indian player the captain in the IPL. This has the advantage that if a foreign player performs poorly then he can be dropped. But if a foreign player is the captain and is playing poorly then it is difficult to drop him.
Captaincy experience in international cricket also
Rishabh Pant also has captaincy experience in international cricket. He also plays cricket continuously at the international level. His franchise can benefit from this in IPL.