"Thank you to LSG family for showing the faith in me," Pant said, alongside team owner Sanjiv Goenka and mentor Zaheer Khan, in Kolkata on Monday. "I will give my 200% and that's

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday named the new captain of Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming edition of IPL.

Besides owner Sanjiv Goenka explaining rationale behind appoint Rishabh Pant as LSG’s captain, the Indian cricketer also shared his captaincy mantra and possible approach towards teammates. Pant was bought for Rs 27 crore by LSG in IPL 2025 auction.

Lucknow Super Giants unveiled Rishabh Pant as the new captain for the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant, who played at No 3 for India in the T20 World Cup, might be one of the possible opening options for Lucknow given the lack of designated openers in the squad.

After being unveiled as the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Rishabh Pant has vowed to give

Goenka expects Rishabh Pant to play for LSG for the next "14-15 years" and win "at least five IPLs". The comparisons with Dhoni and Rohit were unmissable.

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka believes in the next 10 years, Rishabh Pant will feature in the list of most successful skippers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) alongside MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.

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.