Delhi Capitals (DC) has released team captain Rishabh Pant ahead of the IPL mega auction on Thursday. Pant had given a hint of separation from Delhi only last month. He had asked the fans that if he goes to the auction, at what price will he be bought there. In the upcoming auction, Rishabh Pant will be included in the list of players on whom the franchise is going to make big bids.
Former cricketer Suresh Raina has given a big hint about Pant’s next team. He has told that Pant might be seen playing for CSK in the upcoming season. Chennai Super Kings would be one such franchise who would be keen to include Pant in their system. Actually, age is not in favor of MS Dhoni, hence the think tank of Chennai would like to include him in their team for this season.
MS Dhoni- Suresh Raina met Rishabh Pant recently
Meanwhile, former Indian team batsman Suresh Raina revealed that he had recently met former Chennai captain MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant was also present there. Raina said on Jio Cinema, “I met MS Dhoni in Delhi, Pant was also there. I have a feeling something big is about to happen. Someone is going to wear the yellow jersey soon.”
Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is out of the team after playing for Delhi for nine years. The wicketkeeper batsman played 111 matches for his team and scored 3284 runs at an average of 35.31 and strike rate of 148.93, which included one century and 18 fifties. Players retained by Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (Rs 16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Abhishek Porel (Rs 4 crore).
In 2021, Pant became Delhi Capitals. He was ruled out of the 2023 season due to a horrific car accident in December 2022. IPL 2024 was Pant’s final campaign with the Capitals, in which he scored 446 runs in 13 innings at an impressive strike rate of 155.40.