IPL auction 2025: Rishabh Pant surpasses Shreyas Iyer to become costliest at ₹27 crore; LSG rope in potential captain

Rishabh Pant surpassed Shreyas Iyer in just few minutes to become the costliest player ever in Indian Premier League (IPL) history as Lucknow Super Giants shelled out a whopping ₹27 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Iyer had pipped Mitchell Starc's ₹24.75 crore to land at Punjab Kings at ₹26.75 crore, but LSG in no time grabbed the headlines with Pant.