Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is reportedly set to leave the Delhi Capitals ahead of the mega IPL 2025 Auction. Before the mega auction, all 10 franchises will have to retain and release their players ahead of the IPL auction, which is slated to take in January or Febraury next year.
As per the report by Dainik Jagran, Delhi Capitals is not happy with skipper Rishabh Pant, who lead the side in the IPL 2024 upon his return to competitive cricket after being on the sidelines for 15 months due to injuries that he suffered from fatal car crash in Delhi-Dehradun Highway.
Though Delhi Capitals is not keen having Rishabh Pant in their setup, they are still contemplating in retaining him ahead of the mega IPL auction next year. However, DC's director Sourav Ganguly is still in favour of retaining Rishabh Pant for the next season of the cash rich franchise cricket league.
If Rishabh Pant decides to leave Delhi Capital in case doesn't get retained by the franchise, then the wicketkeeper-batter is likely to join Chennai Super Kings. As per the reports, the CSK has already hinted that the franchise is looking to sign top Indian wicketkeeper-batter if MS Dhoni call its quits from the IPL.
MS Dhoni has not uttered a word about his future in the IPL but it is very unlikely that the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will feature in the next season of the tournament, given his age.
Rishabh Pant is leading run-scorer for Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant has been one of the instrumental players in the success of Delhi Capitals over the years. Having made his IPL debut with Delhi Capitals, previously knowns Delhi Daredevils, in 2016, Pant went on to become one of the most formidable players for the team.
Rishabh Pant was appointed as the captain of Delhi Capitals in 2021 and in the following season, he led the team to the playoffs after finishing on top of the points table with 20 points. However, Delhi Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs after losing to eventual champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Qualifier 1 and 2, respectively.
Rishabh Pant is the leading run-scorer for Delhi Capitals, amassing 3284 runs, including a century and 18 fifties, at an average of 35.31 and a strike rate of 148.93 in 111 matches.
