New Delhi, March 17 -- Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be kickstarting a new phase of his Indian Premier League (IPL) career as he captains a whole new team, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the upcoming season, with the pressure of being the most expensive player at Rs 27 crore looming large on his head.

Pant has represented Delhi Capitals (DC) for his entire IPL career since 2016, scoring 3,284 runs in 110 matches at an average of 35.31, with a century and 18 fifties. He was appointed as the team's captain in 2021 and led them to playoffs in the same season. He was let go by the franchise in 2024 ahead of the mega auction and became the league's most expensive player ever at Rs 27 crore, bought by LSG, who later appointe...