Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made a splash at the IPL auction in Jeddah, securing Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking sum after a fierce bidding war with

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.

The IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah concluded with intense bidding as franchises competed for top talent from a pool of marquee players. With a total purse of ₹641.5 crore, standout deals included Rishabh Pant joining Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore and Shreyas Iyer being signed by Punjab Kings for ₹26.

Lucknow Super Giants invested a massive amount of Rs 27 crore on Rishabh Pant and are most likely to make him the captain as well. They secured a lot more top players at the mega auction. Here's LSG's full squad for IPL 2025 after the mega auction.

After letting skipper KL Rahul join the Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants spent an IPL-record of 27 crore to bring former DC captain Rishabh Pant to the other side.

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Ravichandran Ashwin has returned to CSK, being sold for INR 9.75 crore after Rishabh Pant was bought for INR 27 crore earlier by LSG in a record-breaking start to the mega auction.

Iyer broke the record of Arshdeep Singh who was sold just moments before Iyer for INR 18 crore but was retained by Punjab Kings using Right-to-Match (RTM) card.