CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has responded to the rumours that Chennai will be aiming to get Rishabh Pant during the IPL 2025 auction. Pant will be one of the big players in demand during the auction.

Rishabh Pant will be among the high-profile Indian players who will enter the IPL 2025 mega auction, slated to take place later this month in Jeddah

Explosive India batter Rishabh Pant is touted as the hottest property for the upcoming IPL 2025 Mega Auctions. With a base price set at Rs. 2 crore, every franchise is expected to enter the pool to acquire the services of the wicketkeeper-batsman,

CSK are without a big name Indian player in their batting order with the franchise relying on their overseas imports and fringe players. With just Rs 55 crore left in the auction, Viswanathan hinted that the trend could continue as well as getting Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul could be beyond their spending limits.

Rishabh Pant is on several franchises' list. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanath feels it will be tough to rope in Pant who is expected to be a hot properly in IPL 2025 mega auction.

Former South African captain AB de Villiers believes that Royal Challengers Bangalore are unlikely to acquire Rishabh Pant in the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction due to his high expected price tag. De Villiers feels that Punjab Kings might make a strong bid for Pant given his close relationship with coach Ricky Ponting.

Rishabh Pant is likely to fetch a huge price at the IPL 2025 mega auction as he is an explosive wicketkeeper-batter and a captaincy candidate as well.