Former CSK batsman Suresh Raina believes Rishabh Pant could fetch a record-breaking price at the upcoming IPL auction. Raina highlighted Pant's captaincy experience, batting prowess, and brand value as reasons for a potential bidding war,

Former Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant has clarified that he didn't leave the team for money. Pant's statement came after an Indian Premier League (IPL) broadcaster posted Sunil Gavaskar 's speculation about why DC didn't retain Pant for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction.

Suresh Raina has shared his take on Rishabh Pant before the IPL 2025 mega-auction and said that he should get Rs 25-30 crore. Rishabh was shockingly released by Delhi Capitals on the retention day. He joined Delhi in IPL 2016 and had an 8-year stint with them.

Delhi Capitals, surprisingly, released Rishabh Pant ahead of the auction, but the fans were hopeful that the franchise will probably bring him back using the Right To Match option

Pant, who is listed at a base price of Rs 2 crore and is one of the 12 marquee players for the upcoming auction, was not retained by DC. The team instead retained Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Rishabh Pant broke his silence on leaving Delhi Capitals. DC retained the likes of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs.

Rishabh Pant addressed his non-retention by Delhi Capitals, stating it wasn't financially motivated. After eight years with the franchise, his departure surprised fans, especially with other players retained.

Sunil Gavaskar has said that Delhi Capitals would be willing to splash Rs. 15-20 crores for a replacement for Rishabh Pant during the IPL 2025 auction. Gavaskar feels DC could target Ishan Kishan as the replacement for Pant.

Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals' parting is all but confirmed, with Rishabh Pant writing on X that his non-retention was to do with non-money reasons.