Lucknow Super Giants is a franchise which is just three-year old into the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). If all the three seasons are to compared, then LSG had more highs than lows. Lucknow Super Giants under mentor Gautam Gambhir finished on the third place in the 2022 and the 2023 season.

In an intense bidding war, Pant was signed by LSG for an incredible sum of INR 27 crore at the auction going on in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. The record amount saw Pant become the highest paid player in IPL history. The Super Giants had parted ways with KL Rahul ahead of the auction but had kept some big names.

Lucknow Super Giants has acquired Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the IPL auction. This follows a disappointing 2024 season where the team finished seventh despite a strong start. The team's struggles were compounded by a public disagreement between captain KL Rahul and owner Sanjiv Goenka,