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News Pant unveiled as LSG captain, says he will give the franchise '200%' Pant takes the reins from KL Rahul, who led the franchise for its first three seasons Sreshth Shah 20-Jan-2025 • 31 mins ago Rishabh Pant takes charge at LSG after several years with Delhi Capitals • Sreshth Shah/ESPNcricinfo {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.
com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/395000/395099.4.jpg","caption":"Rishabh Pant takes charge at LSG after several years with Delhi Capitals"} Rishabh Pant has vowed to "give 200%" to Lucknow Super Giants after being officially unveiled as the franchise's captain for IPL 2025.
As ESPNcricinfo had reported earlier , Pant was set to be named captain after being bought at the pre-season auction for a record INR 27 crore (USD 3.21 million approx.).
"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 my commitment to you. I will try whatever is in my power to repay the faith you have shown.
Looking forward to have a new beginning with new energy and just have a blast out there, and have lots of fun." Pant takes over from KL Rahul , who led the franchise for its first three seasons before going back into the auction this time around. Pant moves to LSG after a long stint with Delhi Capitals - he was with the franchise since 2016, took over its captaincy in 2021 and led all through barring the 2023 season when he was recuperating from a serious car accident.
Related Shreyas Iyer appointed Punjab Kings captain for IPL 2025 IPL begins March 21 weekend; WPL to start from February 7 IPL 2025 is set to start on March 21 at Eden Gardens, and run till May 25. More to follow Rishabh Pant KL Rahul Lucknow Super Giants Sreshth Shah is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @sreshthx.
