Pant leaves Lucknow Super Giants after two IPL seasons
LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka says their relationship remains warm after the franchise and Rishabh Pant mutually ended their association.
Rishabh Pant has left Lucknow Super Giants after two IPL seasons, with the franchise and player reportedly agreeing to end their association.
Pant has returned to Delhi Capitals for an unspecified lower fee, while LSG have signed wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as his replacement.
The move follows difficult seasons for Lucknow, who finished seventh in 2025 and 10th in 2026. Pant scored 581 runs in 28 matches for the franchise.
LSG reportedly paid ₹27.4 crore for Pant at the 2025 mega auction, then a tournament-record fee at the event. The separation has renewed scrutiny of the investment, although the supplied report does not give a detailed reason for the decision.
Sanjiv Goenka, LSG’s owner, rejected suggestions of hostility between the pair. Speaking on the Shubhankar Mishra podcast, he said he and Pant had continued speaking after the contract ended and planned to have dinner.
