Delhi Capitals are all set to reportedly part ways with Rishabh Pant ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. As per Times of India, DC are expected to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Tristian Stubbs ahead of the mega-auction. The deadline for the teams to submit their retention lists is October 31.
DC to release Rishabh Pant ahead of IPL 2025
As per the report, three retentions have been finalised by DC. All-rounder Axar Patel, who is reportedly being considered as frontrunner for skipper, and spinner Kuldeep Yadav will be retained by the side. Meanwhile, the franchise is set to part ways with captain Rishabh Pant after a long association. Tristian Stubbs, the South African finisher who impressed in IPL 2024, is also expected to be retained by the team. Uncapped player Abhishek Porel is also likely to be retained by the team ahead of IPL 2025 auction, given his role as “impact player”.
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Rishabh Pant has spent majority of his IPL career with the Delhi Capitals. The southpaw missed one edition of the tournament in 2023 after suffering a horrific car accident in December 2022 that left him sidelined until March 2024. He has been consistent with the bat for the franchise, with his best season coming in 2017 when he amassed 684 runs in that season.
Pant was one of the three players retained by DC ahead of the 2018 auction. While the team went on to retain him for the next two seasons, he replaced Shreyas Iyer as captain in 2021. With 3284 runs to his name from 111 IPL matches, Rishabh Pant is arguably one of the best batter and captain that a team would want. Reports have already suggested that CSK would heavily bid on Pant in IPL 2025 auction. Now it remains to be seen what happens to the southpaw when he goes under the hammer should DC decide to release him.
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