BREAKING: Rishabh Pant sold to Lucknow Super Giants for RECORD-BREAKING fee

The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was already expected to become the player to break the record and become the most expensive player to ever be sold in the IPL auction and that is exactly what happened

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has broken a massive IPL auction record and has become the most expensive player to be sold in the IPL auction at INR 27 crore to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

The Lucknow-based franchise entered a bidding war with Delhi Capitals (DC), Pant’s former franchise to get the player’s services.

Earlier, Pant was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the auction with their premier retention being that of all-rounder Axar Patel.

The Delhi-based franchise exercised their Right to Match (RTM) card when the player went to LSG for INR 20 crore. However, LSG’s final offer of INR 27 crore proved to be too much for the Delhi Capitals who backed out which resulted in the Lucknow-based franchise getting the player’s services.

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