Rishabh Pant opens up about his honest feelings on his record-breaking IPL price tag: '...you do feel disappointed'

During an interview with franchise owner Sanjeev Goenka on Hotstar, Pant revealed that he approached the IPL auction without any preconceived notions about his price tag. Despite having served as the captain and mainstay of the Delhi Capitals in past seasons, the 27-year-old did not let his previous successes influence his expectations. However, LSG surprised everyone by putting down a whopping INR 27 crore to secure his services, making him one of the most expensive players in the league.

"It did not matter if I was bought for ₹5 crore or ₹10 crore in my head. And I had to convince myself of that. It is not easy, but you have to tell yourself that every day, because you do feel disappointed. You have to convince yourself that this (money) is not the priority list; this is only a part of it. Getting that money is amazing, but thinking about it every day should not be the main thing," said Pant.

My ideology of captaining a side doesn't change

Pant then joked that he will not feel any pressure as long as the owner of he franchise won't feel it as well. "If the owner says that he does not have any pressure, then I do not have any pressure (laughs)," Pant added.

He takes over as captain of LSG from KL Rahul, who was the franchise's captain for three seasons from their inception to last season. Pant had been with DC since 2016 and took over the franchise's captaincy in 2021. He led them in all season except 2023, when he missed a season as he recuperated from a car crash.

"Yes this is a new team and a new set-up but my ideology of captaining a side doesn't change. But as a cricketer you are [always] trying to add to your captaincy. If you give confidence and trust in a player, he will do things you can't even imagine. That's the ideology we will try to have. We will give them trust, clear communication and lay out what role we have for them," he said.

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