Rishabh has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL, who received a bid of 27 million Indian rupees in the player auction held on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Even though Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh narrowly survived a car accident 23 months ago, he never thought that he would return to the game.
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"I thought, now my days are over," said Rishabh Pant. On that dark day of December 30, 2022, he was badly involved in a car accident. Not only he himself, but also others thought, these cricketers will not survive.
Even if he lives, he will not be able to play cricket. After recovering a bit, Rishabh would say again, 'This will be the second innings of my life.'
Now he has also proved to be the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was sold at a high price in the player auction held in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the richest franchise in world cricket. Lucknow Giants paid a record 32 million USD for him. That is 27 million Indian rupees. In that sense, he has become the most expensive player not only of IPL but also of world cricket.
The last journey of this player who came back from the face of death was not incredible in itself, but now? He is indeed a very useful player, be it traditional Test cricket or the youngest format of the game, T-20. Behind the wicket, he is brilliant with the gloves. At first glance, he looks a bit fat, so it's hard to believe his flexible performance as a wicketkeeper. His aggressiveness as a batter is equally attractive.
Two years ago A car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway and cricketer Rishabh Pant being treated at the hospital.
He is adept at scoring runs at a fast pace by coming into the middle order. His biggest feature is that he can play Test cricket in T-20 format as well. Now let's think, how he plays T-20 cricket himself. That's why it was expected that he would get a big bid in the mega-auction in Jeddah, but it happened. From 2016 to the last season, he was a player of Delhi Capitals. He returned to the field after recovering from an accident last season. Lucknow bid on him early in the
auction. Later, the situation became very exciting as Royals Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrise Hyderabad also showed interest. As Lucknow would later pay INR 200.75 million for him, it seemed certain that the contract would be for that amount. It was at this time that Delhi used 'RTM'. That is the 'Right to March' card. But Delhi itself could not pay the tribute.
With Rishabh joining the team, Lucknow can now use him in many ways. Like, got a top-order batsman who really suits T20 cricket. And he became a good wicketkeeper. More importantly, Lucknow has got a potential captain. Right now, Rishabh is in Australia and is playing the first Test for India in Perth. His position in the Indian team has also been strengthened by the record bidding on him.
What is interesting is that before him the record bid was made for his fellow player Shreyash Iyer. For a few hours, he became the most expensive player. He was bought by Punjab Kings for 260.75 million Indian rupees. Punjab also needed a captain for the coming season, that too a reliable one. Like Rishabh, he has spent most of his playing career with Delhi Capitals.
In 2022, he went to Kolkata Knight Riders. Under his leadership, Kolkata won the IPL for the third time in its history last season. Kolkata performed well in the entire tournament while winning this title. Kolkata also occupied the top position in the league stage. The main reason for this is Shreyash's captaincy and performance with the bat. In such a case, what Punjab felt was that it would not matter if they bid a huge amount for him.
Shreyash has become the second most expensive player after more bids were made for Rishabh. But he has no regrets. Because of this, now he is also seen as a potential captain of the Indian team, especially in the T-20 team. With the sale of Rishabh and Shreyash for such a huge amount, one fact is certain and that is, Indian cricket itself is being handed over to a new generation. Now Indian cricket will not last long on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
