Big cut in Rishabh Pant’s fees
Rishabh Pant has been included in Delhi Capitals for a revised fee of Rs 15 crore. Earlier, he was the most expensive player for Lucknow Super Giants, bought for Rs 27 crore in the 2025
Pant’s old memories in Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant has again become a part of the same team where he spent 9 important seasons of his career between 2016 and 2024. Pant has played a total of 111 matches for Delhi Capitals so far. He has also captained the team. He was released due to some reasons with the team management before the 2025 mega auction, but now he will be seen in Delhi jersey again.
Pant’s performance in IPL
The last two IPL seasons have been challenging for Rishabh Pant. He has scored more than fifty only three times in a total of 28 innings. In IPL 2025, he scored 269 runs at an average of 24.45. His performance improved slightly in the 2026 season and he scored 312 runs at an average of 28.36. He also left the captaincy after the season.
Kuldeep Yadav now with his state team
Kuldeep Yadav has gone to Lucknow Supergiants for his current fee of Rs 13.50 crore. The last season was not good for Delhi Capitals. He took only 10 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 38.10. During this period his economy was 10.29. Captain Akshar Patel also seemed worried about his poor form last season.
mathematics of trade
After this big trade, Rs 13.75 crore is left in the purse of Lucknow Super Giants. At the same time, Delhi Capitals has suffered a loss of Rs 1.25 crore due to the acquisition of Pant, because Pant’s fee is Rs 1.75 crore more than that of Kuldeep. Now it remains to be seen how both the players perform for their new teams.
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