IPL 2025 Mega Auction : Rishabh Pant becomes IPL ’s most expensive player with Rs 27 crore bid from Lucknow Super Giants LSG's massive bid for Pant eclipsed Shreyas Iyer's record as the tournament ... IPL 2025 Auction Live Updates: At the end of Day 1 of the event, Rishabh Pant finished as the most expensive player with Lucknow Super Giants splurging a staggering Rs 27 crore for him. Shreyas ... Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history, fetching ₹27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants. The auction also saw Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer fetch high prices, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Faf du Plessis, and others are expected to draw bids on day two. Counted among the most dangerous batters in Test cricket already, Pant , who is 27, has won just eight Player-of-the-Match awards in his 111-match IPL career which started in 2016.
