Rishabh Pant reveals MAJOR reason leading to his Delhi Capitals exit ahead of IPL mega auction

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant who is expected to be one of if not the most expensive buy in the upcoming IPL mega auction, confirmed that he didn’t leave Delhi Capitals (DC) because of a disagreement with the franchise over his retention fee.

This statement comes after India great Sunil Gavaskar recently claimed that Pant likely left the franchise due to a disagreement over his retention fee.

In a video shared by Star Sports on X, Gavaskar said that DC will likely go after Pant in the mega auction. He added that top players sometimes decide to leave their franchises to understand their true value in the auction.

“Delhi would certainly want Rishabh Pant back in the squad. Sometimes when a player is to be retained, there is talk between the player and franchise about the fees that is expected. As you can see, some of the players who have been retained by the franchise, they’ve gone for more than what the No. 1 retention fee would’ve been. Maybe there was some disagreement over there (fees),” Gavaskar said.

“My feeling is Delhi would definitely want Pant back because they need a captain as well. If Rishabh Pant is not in their squad then they have to look for a new captain,” Gavaskar added.

Reacting to the video, Pant said that his departure from the franchise wasn’t about money for sure.

“My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say,” Pant posted on X.

Almost every franchise is expected to go after Pant in the upcoming mega auction, however the possibility of him returning to DC cannot be ignored as well.