{"id":219664,"date":"2025-01-20T10:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/ipl-2025-rishabh-pant-appointed-as-new-captain-of-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:27:02","slug":"ipl-2025-rishabh-pant-appointed-as-new-captain-of-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/ipl-2025-rishabh-pant-appointed-as-new-captain-of-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant appointed as new captain of Lucknow Super Giants | &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-117395324,imgsize-42602,width-400,resizemode-4\/117395324.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant appointed as new captain of Lucknow Super Giants | &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant appointed as new captain of Lucknow Super Giants | &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> has been named as the captain of the <!-- -->Lucknow Super Giants<!-- --> (LSG) for the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as announced by the team&#8217;s principal owner, <!-- -->Sanjiv Goenka<!-- -->, on Monday.<br \/>In the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah last year, Pant became the most expensive player when LSG acquired him for a whopping Rs 27 crore.<\/p>\n<p>He will be the fourth captain in LSG&#8217;s history, following in the footsteps of KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, and Krunal Pandya.<br \/>LSG had a successful run in their first two seasons, making it to the playoffs in both IPL 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>However, they experienced a setback in the 2024 season, finishing seventh on the points table with a poor net run rate, missing out on a playoff spot.<br \/>This will be Pant&#8217;s second stint as an IPL captain, having previously led the Delhi Capitals (DC) from 2021 to 2024, except for the 2023 season, which he missed due to injuries sustained in a car accident in December 2022.<br \/>Pant&#8217;s nine-year association with DC came to an end on October 31, just before the <!-- -->IPL 2025<!-- --> retention deadline, with the leadership role being cited as the main reason behind his release from the franchise.<br \/>At LSG, Pant will collaborate with head coach Justin Langer, whom he met during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, and team mentor Zaheer Khan.<br \/>He will be joined by a strong batting lineup that includes Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aiden-markram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Aiden Markram<\/a>, Ayush Badoni, Aryan Juyal, Abdul Samad, and Himmat Singh.<br \/>The bowling department will feature Indian seamers Akash Deep and Avesh Khan, along with previously retained players such as Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, and Mohsin Khan, among others.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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