Rishabh Rajendra Pant, is best known as Rishabh Pant. In the IPL, he has been the most expensive player. The cricketer has ruled IPL 2025 because he was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2025 when the auctions took place from Delhi Capitals. Rishabh was hired for Rs. 27 crore, and when the announcement became public, all the cricket fans were left stunned. No one expected that the Delhi Capitals team would release Rishabh, who was the IPL 2024 season captain and also the best player.
Rishabh Pant has even defeated Virat Kohli by being the highest-paid cricketer
Rishabh Pant has left Virat Kohli behind as India’s top-paid cricketer. He takes home Rs. 27 crores from the IPL contract while playing for Lucknow Super Giants and also has an Rs. 3 crore Grade B contract with the prestigious BCCI. The most expensive player in the history of IPL is Rishabh. He has also beaten Mitchell Starc’s transfer deal of Rs 24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders when the auction took place in IPL 2023. Rishabh’s IPL earnings have even surpassed Virat Kohli’s earnings who was the ex-captain of Team India. Reportedly, Virat had a Rs. 21 crore contract with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and also has a Grade A Plus contract amounting to Rs. 7 crore which makes it Rs. 28 crore.
