Newly-appointed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant has shared his wish to open the batting for the side in IPL 2025. However, he also added that the decision would be taken only after discussions with the management and not based on the ‘external noise’ as well. Notably, Pant became the most expensive signing in IPL history when LSG bought him for a whopping price of ₹27 crores in the 2025 IPL auction last November.

Talking about this on Monday, January 20, Pant told Sports Tak (via Indiatvnews): “Obviously, there is a temptation to go that way [open the innings] but there is no 100 per cent clarity that should I open or stay in the middle order. Because when you have played in the middle order for so many years and have done well, God has been kind, so you get used to it. So I don’t want to make rash decisions like ‘let’s do it because the external noise is suggesting this.'”
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“For me, this is my life, it’s my career and this is something I live for and I don’t want to change that overnight. I want to think over it a bit more, discuss it further with Zak bhai [Zaheer Khan, LSG mentor] and Justin [Langer, LSG head coach] about what we can do and eventually, we will back whatever decision we take,” he further added.

After being appointed the captain of LSG, Rishabh Pant also promised to give his best to LSG to achieve success. He also led DC in three IPL
seasons – 2021, 2022, and 2024 – helping them win 23 out of 43 outings as well.
“Thank you to LSG family for showing faith in me. I will give my 200% and that’s my commitment to you. I will try whatever is in my power to repay the faith you have shown. Looking forward to have a new beginning with new energy and just have a blast out there, and have lots of fun,” Rishabh Pant concluded.