Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spent a hefty amount, INR 27 crore, on Rishabh Pant in the IPL 2025 mega auction that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After the arrival of Rishabh Pant in LSG, the speculation of him being the next franchise captain for the upcoming edition is rising. Although he has been seen as the new captain, however, the mystery remains firm on the captaincy’s position. Also Read: How Much Will Rishabh Pant Earn From INR 27 Crore Salary After Tax? Recently, Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of LSG made a surprising twist when he mentioned that apart from Pant, he has three other options for the captaincy position and they have finalized it. Sanjiv Goenka, who recently appeared on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel, revealed this. As quoted by HindustanTimes, Sanjiv Goenka in a conversation with Aakash Chopra said: "Our internal feeling is that our auction was excellent. Our focus was that our middle order and finishing should be extremely strong. Our No. 3 to No. 8 is very strong. Our second wish was to go with a completely Indian pace attack instead of international pace, and explosive international batters. Now we have got a combination of the two.” He further added: "We have four leaders in our team - Rishabh, Pooran, Markram and Mitch Marsh. So it becomes a very strong leadership pool of intellect and thought, and strategy. They are all people who can go with the mindset to win. Rishabh has the hunger and passion to win. So a good team has been built. We are happy. Overall, the balance is also okay and no team is 10 on 10." Goenka further elaborated on what he liked the most in Rishabh Pant that made him spend such a big amount on him, he further dropped a hint about him being the next captain. He concluded by saying: "I saw a video of Rishabh where he did dramebaazi (acting) on the field. He slowed the momentum. I liked that attitude a lot, that you have that extra thought to change the momentum when everything was going against us by removing the pads. From that time, I had in my mind that if only Rishabh had been in my team. That one thing of his appealed to me a lot. Along with that, he came back from a near-fatal injury, and he has come back to a form which is better than his original form. So that resilience and ability to fight and rise again matter a lot. Rishabh is 27. So I hope he will be with LSG for the next 10-12 years.”