The Delhi Capitals (DC) have decided not to keep Rishabh Pant for the 2025 Indian Premier League, ending his time with the team. Rather, DC has decided to keep Abhishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Tristan Stubbs. According to reports, Pant was released after negotiations with the ownership group went down.
After making an impression in the Under-19 World Cup, Pant joined DC in 2016 and enjoyed an incredible experience with the team. He led the squad following Shreyas Iyer’s injury in 2021, making him the fifth-youngest captain in IPL history. Pant was an important member of DC because of his batting ability and leadership.
The franchise can still get back together with Pant in the November mega auction by using their two Right-to-Match (RTM) card options, even though he won’t be as part of DC’s original roster. Now that Pant is in the auction pool, other teams will be interested in him. With the possibility of joining a new team or even going back to DC, his release opens a new chapter in his IPL career.
Some records Rishabh Pant holds for the Delhi Capitals:
Rishabh Pant is the sole factor that changes the history of Delhi Capitals in the IPL entirely. He has scored 3284 runs from 111 games, with an outstanding average of 35.31 and a stunning strike rate of 148.93, making him the highest run scorer for the team ever.
With regard to Pant’s phenomenal records for the Capitals, to begin with, the most sixes hit (154) and highest score retained (128* of 63 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, in the year 2018). With 684 runs from 14 games at an average of 52.61 and a strike rate of 173.60, he carved out an awful 2018 season, which became the calendar aspect retrievable for the Capitals in the IPL seasons.
The closure of the chapter of Rishabh Pant marks the end of the season as well, being the most capped player in the franchise’s history having played 111 games since 2016. He shall be remembered as one of the ten players in history who played a crucial role in making sure the team did well.
The Delhi Capitals will release Pant, presenting a fresh turn in his career in the IPL. Nonetheless, the impact he made while being part of the franchise will always remain unrivaled.
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