In the mega auction of IPL 2025, money was showered on Rishabh Pant in a way that was never seen before on any player. LSG was the team that spent money on Pant like water, spending Rs 27 crore to sign him. But, after making this most expensive bid in the history of IPL, the owner of the team i.e. Lucknow Super Giants, Sanjiv Goenka seemed to be regretting his decision. He regretted buying Pant for too much money.
27 crores is a little more!
The regrets of LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka came to light when he was asked about buying Sanjiv Goenka during the mega auction of IPL 2025. Sanjeev Goenka clearly said whatever was in his heart at that time. He admitted that Rishabh Pant got a little more than Rs 27 crores.
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What did Sanjeev Goenka say after buying Rishabh Pant?
According to Sanjeev Goenka, Rishabh Pant was a part of LSG’s plan. We had planned to buy them and had fixed an amount of up to Rs 26 crore for this. But, a little more than Rs 27 crore was spent. Acknowledging this inner remorse, the LSG owner also admitted that the addition of Rishabh Pant is a matter of happiness for the fans of his team. Pant is a great player. He is a team man and a match winner, which we can see benefiting from.
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Pant reached from Rs 2 crore to Rs 27 crore
In the mega auction of IPL 2025, Rishabh Pant had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. They were expected to be sold at a high price in the auction. It was also expected that he would break all the records and the same happened. Teams like Punjab Kings, KKR, Delhi Capitals also tried to rope in Pant but in the end LSG won.
