Stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take over from KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants captain in this year's Indian Premier League.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) confirmed their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. KL Rahul's exit led to a captaincy switch in the franchise. Rishabh Pant beat Nicholas Pooran to secure the top job.

KL Rahul, who led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) since their IPL debut, helped the team reach the playoffs in their first two seasons.

Rishabh Pant was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping sum of Rs 27 crore at the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in the tournament's history. Pant has led the Delhi Capitals in the IPL thus far in 43 matches across three seasons,

New Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant reveals his 'biggest tension' heading into the IPL 2025 mega auction last year.

IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants has named Rishabh Pant as its captain ahead of 2025 season, the team's principal owner Sanjiv Goenka said on Monday.

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named Rishabh Pant as their new skipper. LSG named Pant as the skipper in an event on Monday (Jan 20) in Kolkata. Pant was acquired by LSG for an exorbitant amount of INR 27 crore (US $3.