Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Rohit Sharma did acknowledge Pant's high-risk and counter-attacking methods have brought great success to the team in the past but wants him to strike a balance.

IND vs AUS: Sunil Gavaskar explains his outburst on Rishabh Pant during the India vs Australia 4th Test.

India will face Australia in the third Test at the MCG starting December 26.

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Less than three weeks after the historic IPL auction, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka unveiled the strategy behind his record-breaking Rs 27 crore bid for Rishabh Pant.

Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani shared that Rishabh Pant never wanted to get retained by Delhi Capitals.

In the ongoing five-Test series, Pant scored a vital 37 off 78 balls in the first innings of the Perth Test, helping them recover from 59/5 to 150 all out.

IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought Jitesh Sharma for Rs 11 crore at the mega-auction.

IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history after Lucknow Super Giants bought him for Rs 27 crore.

Parth Jindal penned an emotional farewell note for Rishabh Pant who played nine years for the Delhi Capitals.

Fans wasted no time to replug the Mohammed Siraj's viral interview on social media following Jasprit Bumrah's exploits in Perth.

Rishabh Pant became the costliest acquisition, followed closely by Shreyas Iyer, who was the first one to go past the mark of Rs 24.75 — the previous record sum paid by Kolkata Knight Riders for Mitchell Starc last year.

In fact, after Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant is arguably the second-biggest brand in Indian cricket. So, from a commercial point of view, buying the southpaw for Rs 27 crore was good business.

As Rishabh Pant joined the proceedings and was trying to settle down in the middle he was welcomed with a quick banter from spinner Nathan Lyon.

Sharing his thoughts on Rishabh Pant and his massive demand at the auction, former cricketer Suresh Raina estimated that a "gun player" like him should fetch at least Rs 25-30 crore at the auction.

IPL 2025 mega-auction: Rishabh Pant denies Sunil Gavaskar's assessment that the cricketer parted ways with DC due to disagreement over fees.

Former captain Aaron Finch believes Rishabh Pant and Alex Carey will be crucial in determining the outcome of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while retired wicketkeeper Brad Haddin predicts that Indian batters will struggle against the Australian pacers.

So will Rishabh Pant be seen wearing the yellow jersey in IPL 2025? CSK CEO during an interaction with former franchise player Ambati Rayudu on Provoke TV did not deny or accept it completely.

Players like Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Starc, Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer and more are likely to receive the highest bids in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

With the Right to Match (RTM) cards available with eight off the ten franchises, fans can expect the auction to take interesting twists at any given point.