'Ek hi tension tha Punjab' – PBKS trolls Rishabh Pant as LSG captain's IPL 2025 auction claim ages like milk – sportingnews.com

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Divy Dubey
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Punjab Kings’ social media team wasted no time trolling Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant after their eight-wicket win in Lucknow. The jab came in response to Pant’s infamous post-auction remark, which had previously gone viral.
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Pant — who was picked up by LSG for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction — had suggested that Punjab Kings were his only concern during bidding. His comment — made during an interview with Star Sports — had sparked plenty of reactions at the time.
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However, after PBKS thrashed LSG on their home turf, Punjab fans and the franchise itself took the opportunity to remind Pant of his words.
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During the IPL 2025 auction — many expected Punjab Kings — who had the biggest purse, to go all out for Rishabh Pant. However, PBKS instead bought Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore — making him the second most expensive player of the auction.
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Reflecting on this, Pant had remarked, “I had only one tension, and that was Punjab Kings.” This comment quickly became a talking point.
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After crushing LSG on Tuesday, PBKS took to social media to fire back at Pant’s earlier remark. Posting a video of their captain Shreyas Iyer, they captioned it, “Tension toh auction mein hi khatam ho gayi thi!” (“The tension ended in the auction itself!”).
𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 toh auction mein hi khatam ho gayi thi! 😉 pic.twitter.com/TnWcg5MxdM
Fans quickly jumped in, flooding social media with memes and posts mocking Pant’s struggles with LSG while highlighting Iyer’s strong performances for Punjab.
A player like Rishabh Pant would not find his place in top 15 in this Punjab side. #LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/LYtpHA6NZr
After the loss to PBKS, Pant admitted that his team was outplayed but remained hopeful about their campaign.
“We were not good enough on the day. We will learn from it and move forward. Definitely lots of positives, early in the tournament, still figuring out a lot of things for the team, and hopefully, it will come out nicely for us,” Pant said.
LSG will now shift their focus to their next home fixture against Mumbai Indians on April 4, where Pant will be eager to silence his critics and get his campaign back on track.
Divy Dubey is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.

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