Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player ever, sold for a record Rs 27 crore to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL auction.

There are a total of 2 marquee sets which will be brought up in the auction first. Here's a look at the two sets: Marquee Set 1: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Jos Buttler, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, and Mitchell Starc.

Lucknow Super Giant splurge Rs27 crore to buy the India wicketkeeper on Day 1 of the mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy in the history of auction when he was sold to Lucknow for Rs 27 crore. Jitesh Sharma, who went to RCB at Rs 11 crore, was the biggest gainer. Here are the top talking points from Jeddah.

Venkatesh Iyer was the biggest pick outside the marquee set as Kolkata Knight Riders paid a staggering ₹23.75 crore to bring back the India all-rounder in their squad. David Warner and Devdutt Padikkal were the two big names to go unsold after Rishabh Pant broke Shreyas Iyer's record within minutes to become IPL's costliest buy as Lucknow Super Giants spent a mind-boggling ₹27 crore for the wicketkeeper-batter.

Just before Rishabh Pant’s record-breaking bid, Punjab Kings (PBKS) grabbed headlines by signing Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore, briefly making him the most expensive player in IPL history.

Rishabh Pant was acquired by Lucknow Super Giants for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant's exceptional wicketkeeper-batsman skills and impressive T20 numbers sparked a bidding war between LSG,

The Marquee players set of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction saw several big players being sold for whopping prices in the bidding event. Here's the complete round up of the complete set.