India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday officially appointed the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. (More Cricket News)
The 27-year-old made history at the recently-held IPL Auction by becoming the most expensive player in the history of the competition at a price of Rs 27 crore. Pant vowed to repay the faith of the franchise after being named captain.
"I will give my 200 percent. That's my commitment to you. I will try whatever is there in my power to repay the faith. I am really excited and looking forward to new beginning and new energy. And have a blast out there with lot of fun," Pant told mediapersons.
"We start with new hope and aspirations. And most importantly, new confidence. I wanted to introduce you all to our new captain Rishabh Pant," Goenka said.
Ahead of the auction for IPL 2025, Pant left Delhi Capitals after the player and the franchise could not zero in on a deal. Pant had been a part of the Capitals franchise since his debut year in 2016. He was also the captain of the side.
"I know it's a new beginning for me, new franchise, new owner. The ideology of captaining the side doesnt change. We will add a lot of things which we will discuss with the management and will see how we would take this forward in a better way."
Speaking about his captaincy mantra, "I've learnt from a lot of captains, seniors. You don't only learn from captains, a lot of senior players are also there.
"With Rohit bhai you learnt how to care of a player. If you give confidence and trust he will do things which you can't imagine. That's the kind of ideology we will have. We will have a clear communication and a never-say-die attitude.
"How far are you willing to take it. That's the kind of character we are looking for in our team."
IPL 2025 begins March 21 with the final scheduled on May 25.
