Former Indian cricketer, Aakash Chopra has given a big statement saying that Rishabh Pant will be seen playing in Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL season and he is not going to any other franchise. Actually, for the last few months, such news was coming out on social media, in which it was being told that Rishabh Pant can be seen playing for some other franchise other than Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL season.
Regarding this, Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Rishabh Pant is not going anywhere. There were rumors that Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals were parting ways. Ricky Ponting has gone to Punjab (Kings), so maybe Rishabh Pant can be the new captain of Punjab, or Rishabh Pant said that he loves playing in Chennai, so maybe he can be seen playing for Chennai (Super Kings) Are.
However, there is a report on Cricbuzz which says that all the rumors should be put to full stop. The deal between Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals has been done. Well done Delhi, this is a job well done by you. Keep him with you, you will never find anyone like him again.”
Rishabh Pant will remain in Delhi Capitals: Aakash Chopra
Chopra also confirmed that the official handle of Punjab Kings congratulated Pant for his sixth Test century, which came against Bangladesh and also during a press conference, Pant admitted that he loved playing in Chennai, This was just a coincidence and shouldn’t be read too much into.
He further added, “Recently as soon as Rishabh scored a century, handles from various franchises wished him, of which we prominently featured the Punjab handle on JioCinema. Then the rumor was whether he was going to Punjab because Ricky Ponting and Rishabh Pant were together for many years.
However, it is heard that when he scored a century in Chennai, he said that he likes playing there and he loves Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) very much. There is talk that Rishabh Pant will play for CSK, but it is not so. It is not happening, if we believe this report of Cricbuzz then he will remain in Delhi only.”