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Aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has a forgettable Indian Premier League (IPL ) 2025 season this year.

Pant was picked at the IPL 2025 auction by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned Lucknow Super Giants for a whooping Rs 27 crore. It is the highest amount any franchise has paid for a player in the tournament's history.

However, Pant failed miserable as a player and a captain for LSG. He has so far managed to score only 135 in 12 matches in IPL 2025 with a poor average of 12.27. Moreover, LSG even failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Amid Pant's poor form, a journalist posted on social media account X (earlier known as Twitter), "...