The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is underway, but the story of Rishabh Pant for the Lucknow Super Giants has taken a disappointing turn. Purchased for a hefty 27 crore rupees, Pant's performance has fallen short of expectations. Once again, in the 17-year history of the IPL, it is proven that the league's most expensive players often fail to live up to the hype.
Sports News: When IPL franchises spend crores of rupees on players, they expect these players to change the team's fortunes. This is why the bidding for expensive players has increased every season. In IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants bought Rishabh Pant for 27 crore rupees, making him the most expensive player in league history. However, Pant has so far failed to meet expectations.
This is not a new phenomenon; league history often shows that the player who is the most expensive purchase of the season mostly fails to perform.
Crores of Expectation, Hundreds of Performance
Lucknow Super Giants created history in the Mega Auction 2025 by bidding 27 crore rupees on Rishabh Pant. The franchise hoped this substantial investment would propel Pant to lead the team closer to the title. However, in the 9 matches played so far, Pant has only managed to score 106 runs, including just one half-century.
Critics believe that Pant's poor form has also hurt Lucknow's strategy. The team management, which viewed Pant as a 'match-winner', is now uncertain why they haven't achieved the desired results despite such a large expenditure.
The 'Failure Pattern' of Expensive Players
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