Before IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants has announced the name of its new captain. Lucknow team has handed over the command of the team to wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. In the mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants had made a record-breaking bid on Pant and included him in their team. Now he has also become the new captain of this team. But after becoming the captain, he has become the target of Punjab Kings fans. Actually, during the announcement of becoming the captain, Pant gave such a statement on Punjab which is going quite viral.

Pant had to make fun of Punjab Kings.

Actually, during a show on Star Sports, franchise owner Sanjeev Goenka announced the appointment of Pant as the captain. But Rishabh Pant took a dig at the Punjab team as soon as he became the captain of Lucknow Super Giants. When Pant was asked about the mega auction, he said, 'I had only one tension and that was Punjab. He had the biggest purse, Rs 112 crore. When Punjab bought Shreyas Iyer, I felt that I can go to LSG. Anything can happen in the auction so I thought it better to just wait and pray.

Even though Rishabh Pant took a dig at the Punjab Kings team, Punjab Kings shared a post on social media congratulating Pant on becoming the captain. Punjab Kings shared a photo of Pant with Shreyas Iyer and wrote, 'Fearless young blood, ready to roar. Congratulations to Rishabh on being appointed captain of Lucknow Super Giants! Many best wishes to you. After this post of Punjab Kings, Pant is being trolled for his statement.

Fearless young blood, ready to roar!

Congratulations, Rishabh, on being appointed skipper of Lucknow Super Giants! Wishing you all the best! #RishabhPant #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #JazbaHaiPunjabi pic.twitter.com/zD6c8rStck

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 20, 2025

Fans took Pant's class

There have been a lot of reactions from the fans on this post of Punjab Kings and the fans appear unhappy with Pant. One fan wrote, 'The administrator of Punjab Kings has shown generosity by praising Pant after the insult.' At the same time, one user wrote, 'Sometimes, we should not be very nice. No one, Shreyas Pant will teach a lesson or two this season. On the other hand, a fan wrote, 'Have some shame, friend. Pant had said in a live interview that he did not want to come and play for Punjab. He is not even in your team or was before. No need to post about that. One fan even wrote, 'When someone slaps you, instead of replying, you should turn the other cheek... Gandhiji's ideology will take you nowhere in today's world.'

Punjab Kings admin showing generosity by praising Pant after getting disrespected, but it ultimately changes nothing

— SaravanaSV (@Saravana_S_V_) January 20, 2025

sometimes, we shouldn't be too nice. no one Shreyas will teach him a lesson or two this season

— Abhishek Kumar (@Abhishek_) January 20, 2025

The Gandhiji ideology of “When someone slaps you, you should turn the other cheek instead of retaliating” will take you nowhere in today's world.

— Pallavi (@Pallavi_paul21) January 20, 2025

Let us tell you, in the IPL 2025 auction, Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history and now he has also become the most expensive captain. Before this, Pant was the captain of Delhi team. But he was released by the Delhi team.