Team India was announced for the Champions Trophy, in which Rishabh Pant also managed to make a place. After becoming a part of the 15-member Indian team, the left-handed wicketkeeper batsman is now sure to get another responsibility. This responsibility given to Pant is not related to Team India but to IPL 2025. As there were already speculations, it seems certain that Rishabh Pant will become the captain of Lucknow Super Giants and an official announcement regarding this can be made on January 19.

Official announcement will be made on January 19

Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. With this amount, he had emerged as the most expensive player in IPL history. Since then, speculations had started that only Pant could become the captain of LSG. Lucknow Super Giants can officially announce Pant's appointment as captain on January 19 in a press conference at the RPSG head quarter in Kolkata.

Pant will captain the second team in IPL

LSG will be the second team of IPL, Rishabh Pant will become its captain. Before this he had captained Delhi Capitals. Pant, who became a part of Delhi Capitals in 2016, became the captain of this team in 2021. He captained Delhi in every season except 2023. Due to a car accident in December 2022, he could not play in IPL 2023.

Pant will replace Rahul

In Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant will replace KL Rahul, who was the captain of this team since the 2022 season. Under Rahul's captaincy, LSG managed to reach the playoffs in the 2022 and 2023 IPL. But could not play the final. The condition of this team became worse in the 2024 season. Lucknow Super Giants ended their journey in IPL 2024 by finishing 7th in the points table.

As captain of LSG, Pant will work with head coach Justin Langer and the team's new mentor Zaheer Khan. He also met Langer during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. In LSG, Pant will lead players like Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh.