Rishabh Rajendra Pant is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batter for the Indian national team. He was born on 4 October 1997 in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, to Rajendra Pant and Saroj Pant, in a Kumaoni family. He has an elder sister named Sakshi Pant.
Pant is the vice-captain of India’s Test team. He captains the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and represents Delhi in domestic cricket. From a young age, Pant showed great interest in cricket. At 12, he traveled every weekend with his mother to Delhi for training under coach Tarak Sinha at the Sonnet Cricket Academy. Since they had no proper accommodation, they stayed at a Gurdwara in Moti Bagh.
His breakthrough came in an Under-19 match for Delhi against Assam, where he scored 35 in the first innings and 150 in the second. On 1 February 2016, during the Under-19 World Cup, Pant smashed an 18-ball fifty against Nepal, the fastest in that tournament’s history. His father, Rajendra Pant, passed away on 6 April 2017 due to cardiac arrest.
Rishabh Pant Contract With BCCI
Rishabh Pant’s contract is a Grade A BCCI central contract, under which he earns ₹5 crore per year from the Indian cricket board. Along with his annual salary, he also receives match fees for every game he plays for India. He earns ₹15 lakh for each Test match, ₹6 lakh for every ODI, and ₹3 lakh for every T20I.
What is Rishabh Pant Salary
Rishabh Pant’s contract earns him ₹5 crore per year through his Grade A BCCI central contract. In addition, he receives ₹15 lakh for every Test match, ₹6 lakh for each ODI, and ₹3 lakh for every T20I he plays for India.
In the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history when Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought him for a record ₹27 crore. LSG outbid Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) before Delhi Capitals (DC) chose not to use their Right-to-Match (RTM) card.
How much does Rishabh Pant make in a minute?
Rishabh Pant makes about ₹608 per minute from his ₹32 crore annual salary.
What is Rishabh Pant Career Earnings
Rishabh Pant’s total career earnings are about ₹100 crore ($12.2 million), according to OneCricket. He earns ₹5 crore annually through his Grade A BCCI central contract. He also receives ₹15 lakh per Test, ₹6 lakh per ODI, and ₹3 lakh per T20I match. In the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought Pant for ₹27 crore, making him the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant is a brand ambassador for Cadbury, Adidas, Zomato, JSW Cement, and Dream11. Reports suggest that he charges ₹3.5–4 crore per major endorsement deal and earns about ₹20–25 crore annually from brand deals.
Rishabh Pant’s Year-by-Year Contract History
BCCI Contract
Rishabh Pant’s contract is a Grade A BCCI central contract for 2025, earning an annual salary of ₹5 crore. He has been in the same grade and pay bracket in 2024 as well.
He received ₹3 crore for 2023 after being categorized as Grade B. Under the Grade A contract, Pant regularly made ₹5 crore per season from 2018 to 2022.
Pant was paid ₹50 lakh a year in 2016 and 2017, which placed him in the Grade C category during the early years of his career.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | ₹5 crore |
| 2024 | ₹5 crore |
| 2023 | ₹3 crore |
| 2022 | ₹5 crore |
| 2021 | ₹5 crore |
| 2020 | ₹5 crore |
| 2019 | ₹5 crore |
| 2018 | ₹5 crore |
| 2017 | ₹50 lakh |
| 2016 | ₹50 lakh |
IPL Contract
Rishabh Pant’s contract with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) gives him ₹27 crore annually. After being purchased at the IPL 2025 mega auction, he is now the most expensive player in IPL history.
Before joining LSG, Pant represented Delhi Capitals from 2018 to 2024, earning ₹16 crore per season. Before that, he played for Delhi Daredevils between 2016 and 2017 with a contract worth ₹1.9 crore, which was later increased to ₹8 crore from 2018 when the team was renamed Delhi Capitals.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | ₹27 crore |
| 2024 | ₹16 crore |
| 2023 | ₹16 crore |
| 2022 | ₹16 crore |
| 2021 | ₹8 crore |
| 2020 | ₹8 crore |
| 2019 | ₹8 crore |
| 2018 | ₹8 crore |
| 2017 | ₹1.9 crore |
| 2016 | ₹.9 crore |
FAQs.
Q. What is the salary of Rishabh Pant?
A. Rishabh Pant receives ₹5 crore annually from the Indian cricket board under a Grade A BCCI contract.
Q. How much of the ₹27 crore will go to Rishabh Pant?
A. Rishabh Pant’s ₹27 crore IPL contract with the Lucknow Super Giants will bring in about ₹18.9 crore a season after 30% tax (₹8.1 crore).
Q. What is Rishabh Pant’s net worth?
A. Rishabh Pant has a net worth of approximately $12.2 million, or ₹102 crore. He receives ₹20–25 crore from brand endorsements, ₹27 crore from IPL deals, and ₹5 crore from the BCCI contract.
Q. Where does Rishabh Pant reside?
A. Rishabh Pant has residences in Roorkee and Delhi. His home in Delhi is located in Uttam Nagar, and his Roorkee home is in the Cantonment area.
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