Rishabh Pant is the costliest buy in IPL history now, going to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 27 crore
Records were broken on the auction table on Sunday after Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant was bought for a record Rs. 27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants.
He is now the costliest player to be ever bought in the history of the tournament.
"Rishabh Pant goes to @LucknowIPL for INR 27 Crore!" IPL wrote on X.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ฎ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
WOWZAAA ๐ฐ
Rishabh Pant goes to @LucknowIPL for INR 27 Crore! ๐ฅ๐ฅ#TATAIPLAuction
During the same session, Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore.
Iyer was the skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in 2024.
Previously, Australian speedster Mitchell Starc was the costliest cricketer bought during an IPL auction for Rs 24.75 Crore.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders had bought him.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ ๐
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
Say hello ๐ to the ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง in the history of #TATAIPL ๐
Punjab Kings have Shreyas Iyer on board for a handsome ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฒ.๐ณ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ#TATAIPLAuction | @ShreyasIyer15 | @PunjabKingsIPL pic.twitter.com/z0A1M9MD1Z
In an X post, IPL wrote: "Say hello to the ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง in the history of #TATAIPL. Punjab Kings have Shreyas Iyer on board for a handsome ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฒ.๐ณ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ."
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