The Indian batting sensation Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League as Lucknow Supergiants bought him for a whopping price of INR 27 crore in the mega auctions. Rishabh Pant was enlisted in marquee set 1, and Lucknow Supergiants was the first one to raise the paddle for 2 crore. The fans witnessed an intense bidding fight after Surnrisers Hyderabad joined the bid towards the end. Initialy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings raised paddles, but backed out as the price started raising steeply. LSG, however, had Rishabh for 20.75, unless the auctioneer asked Delhi Capitals to use their Right to Match card, which the later used. DC too backed off, as LSG sealed it with 27 crore. MEET THE MOST EXPENSIVE PICK IN THE #TATAIPL HISTORY 🙌 Watch #IPLAuction LIVE NOW on #JioCinema & #StarSports👇🏻https://t.co/nuBiKyfyEh#RishabhPant #TATAIPL #IPLAuctiononJioStar #JioCinemaSports #LSG pic.twitter.com/kgMFhdE5g1 — JioCinema (@JioCinema) November 24, 2024 Pant end ties with DC Rishabh Pant has been "the name" for Delhi Cpitals, after Shreyas Iyer. After Delhi did not retain Iyer, Rishabh was given the captaincy. However, due to some management issues, he has decided to part ways, which he clarified in an interview earlier. Rishabh Pant has been a part of the team since 2016 and has played 111 matches, scoring 3284 runs at an average of 35.31 and a strike rate of 148.93. He has one century and 18 half-centuries to his name. Last year, DC retained him with a large sum of 16 crore. Read: IPL 2025: Full Squad List of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction Second biggest purchase so far: Shreyas Iyer If not Rishabh Pant, but Shreyas Iyer, the 2024 IPL defending champion captain already broke Pat Cummins' record with a bid price of 26.75 crore, as he is joining Ricky Ponting's Punjab Kings. Earlier, KKR raised slabs, but stepped back with time. PBKS engaged in a bid war with the Delhi Capitals, who were trying to get back their former captain, but stern Ponting ensures to have him in his camp. In the 2024 IPL, Shreyas Iyer led KKR to their third IPL title. Speaking about international cricket, Iyer is struggling to get a spot in the national team due to his injury concerns and was released from the BCCI central contract too despite scoring more than 500 runs in the 2023 World Cup. However, he is visibly performing in the domestics, and he is leading Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25.