Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal recently disclosed the reason behind Rishabh Pant’s departure from the franchise. Despite Delhi Capitals’ attempts to exercise their Right-To-Match card at the IPL 2025 auction, they couldn’t match the INR 27 crore price set by Lucknow Super Giants. Jindal revealed that after the previous IPL season, the management provided Pant with honest feedback on his performance and expectations for the team. However, Pant did not take the feedback well and made an emotional decision to leave the franchise.
Jindal clarified that the decision to not retain Pant was a collective one and not solely based on ownership. He and fellow co-owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi tried to convince Pant to stay, but the India batter had already made up his mind to move on. Despite initially deciding not to pursue Pant in the auction, Delhi Capitals ultimately raised the paddle to exercise their RTM card, but were unable to re-sign him due to the high price.
Pant eventually joined Lucknow Super Giants for a record-breaking INR 27 crore, becoming the most expensive player at the auction. The team splurged a total of 68.90 crore on 19 players during the mega auction. Earlier in the same evening in Jeddah, Shreyas Iyer also made headlines by breaking the record price for an Indian player when Punjab Kings acquired him for INR 26.75 crore.
Overall, Pant’s departure from Delhi Capitals was a result of a series of discussions and decisions, with both the franchise and the player choosing to move in different directions. Despite efforts to retain him, Pant’s high price tag ultimately led to his departure from the team.
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