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‘Rishabh Pant wanted to test the market’: Delhi Capitals head coach breaks silence on Pant’s departure | Cricket News – Times of India
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‘Rishabh Pant wanted to test the market’: Delhi Capitals head coach breaks silence on Pant’s departure | Cricket News – Times of India

Rishabh Pant (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals' newly-appointed head coach Hemang Badani shared a contrasting view on Rishabh Pant's departure, differing from co-owner Parth Jindal's earlier claim that money wasn’t the primary factor during the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.The auction saw Pant break records, becoming the costliest player ever, as Lucknow Super Giants secured him for ?27 crore. Delhi Capitals tried to retain him using the Right to Match card at ?21 crore, but Lucknow outbid them."I think it's the other way around. He wanted not to be retained. He said he wanted to go to the auction and test the market. If you want to retain a player, both parties (the team and the player) have to agree on certain things. We tried talking to him, the...
‘He’s not my nemesis…:’ Justin Langer thankful that LSG picked Rishabh Pant in IPL auction | Cricket News – Times of India
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‘He’s not my nemesis…:’ Justin Langer thankful that LSG picked Rishabh Pant in IPL auction | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: On India's last tour to Down Under, Rishabh Pant played a match and series-winning knock against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, as India fought back to register a come from behind series victory.One of the most defining moments in Indian cricket history, the victory in the Brisbane Test (Gabba) Test in 2021 is often credited to Pant, who played an unbeaten match-winning knock of 89, anchoring India's successful chase of 328 runs, the highest-ever target chased at the Gabba, ending Australia's 32-year unbeaten streak at the venue.Former Australian opener Justin Langer was the head coach of the Aussies at that time but now he is the coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).During the mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, Rishabh Pant...
What made LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka shell out a record Rs 27 crore for ‘dramebaaz’ Rishabh Pant | Cricket News – Times of India
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What made LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka shell out a record Rs 27 crore for ‘dramebaaz’ Rishabh Pant | Cricket News – Times of India

Rishabh Pant (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: In the Indian Premier League mega auction last week, star India ‘keeper-batter Rishabh Pant made history, becoming the most expensive buy ever as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) shelled out a jaw-dropping Rs 27 crore to buy his services.Punjab Kings' record of the most expensive buy ever at the auction after they spent Rs 26.75 crore on Shreyas Iyer was short lived as LSG, moments later, shelled out a massive sum after winning a bidding war with Delhi Capitals.Businessman Sanjiv Goenka, who owns Lucknow Super Giants recently opened up on why the franchise went all the way to buy Rishabh at the auction.In a chat with former Cricketer Aakash Chopra, Goenka said that he needed a leader in the team, who thinks differently and out of the box in diffic...
Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh or Aiden Markram: LSG to announce captain in next few days | Cricket News – Times of India
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Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh or Aiden Markram: LSG to announce captain in next few days | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), stated that the team's new captain has been selected and will be revealed in the coming days.During the IPL 2022-24 season, KL Rahul captained LSG, and when the batter was sidelined in the latter part of 2023, Krunal Pandya took over as captain. However, prior to last month's mega auction in Jeddah, the franchise decided not to retain the duo.LSG has leadership options in former Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant, current Australia and South Africa T20I captains Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, and West Indies keeper-batter Nicholas Pooran, who previously led the national team, since Rahul is now with the Delhi Capitals and Krunal is with Royal Challengers Bengaluru."People get surprised ...