IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant's Two Unique IPL Records That Remain Unbroken
IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant enters Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with two very unique IPL records that have outshone cricketing giants.
Rishabh Pant IPL records: Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant will be donning the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) jersey for the first time in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, marking a heartbreaking departure from his previous association with Delhi Capitals (DC).
As Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has high expectations from the dynamic wicketkeeper-batter, Pant enters Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with two very unique IPL records that have outshone cricketing giants like Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni.
Most Runs in a season from Middle Order batter
Rishabh Pant, one of the most destructive batters in Indian Premier League (IP) history, holds the record for most runs scored in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season while batting in the middle order. In 2018, he scored 579 runs, a feat that remains unmatched. Riyan Parag follows closely with 573 runs from the middle order in IPL 2024. Rohit Sharma, who scored 538 runs in IPL 2013, is in third place, with Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik completing the top five.
Most Sixes by a non-opener in an IPL season
Rishabh Pant also holds the record for hitting the most sixes by a non-opener in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season, with an incredible 37 sixes in IPL 2018.
This record is yet to be broken, with Shivam Dube coming in second with 35 sixes for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2023. Rajat Patidar and Riyan Parag are also in the top five, while MS Dhoni stands at fifth with 30 sixes in 2018.
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Rishabh Pant - Most expensive player in IPL
Rishabh Pant made history at IPL 2025 auction by becoming the most expensive player ever in the tournament's history. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured him for Rs 27 crore, making him the priciest player in IPL history. Following closely in second place is Shreyas Iyer, who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore.
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