Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who left Delhi Capitals to enter the IPL 2025 mega public sale, gave a fiery response to mythical Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who these days had stated that the 27-year-antique stumper parted ways with Delhi Capitals due to confrontation over retention fees. Pant, who became related to DC within the IPL from 2016, became launched by way of the franchise beforehand of the mega auctions, that are scheduled to take place in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.


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In a video shared with the aid of Star Sports remaining week, Gavaskar said that top gamers on occasion decide to leave their franchises to recognize their proper price in the public sale.


“Delhi could clearly need Rishabh Pant again in the squad. Sometimes whilst a player is to be retained, there is communicate among the player and franchise about the charges that is predicted. As you could see, a number of the players who've been retained by using the franchise have long gone for extra than what the No. 1 retention fee might’ve been. Maybe there was a few disagreement over there (prices).


“My feeling is Delhi might genuinely want Pant returned due to the fact they want a captain as properly. If Rishabh Pant isn't of their squad, then they have to search for a new captain," he delivered.


Pant took note of Gavaskar’s feedback, and reacting to the video, which is now going viral at the net, he said, “My retention wasn’t approximately the cash, for sure that I can say."

Pant, who neglected the IPL 2023 due to multiple injuries he suffered in a road twist of fate on December 30, 2022, led DC in IPL 2024 and completed as the top scorer for the franchise. Under his leadership, DC completed 6th within the factors table and didn't qualify for the playoffs for the 0.33 12 months in a row.

Pant to interrupt Starc’s record

Many former greats, fanatics, and experts of the sport sense that Pant could be very excessive in call for at some point of the IPL 2025 mega public sale, and there are excessive probabilities that he'll ruin Australian pacer Mitchell Starc’s record of being the maximum highly-priced participant in the IPL public sale records. Starc become signed for Rs 24.75 crore via KKR within the IPL 2024 auction, and it received’t be a marvel if Pant is signed for Rs 25 crore or extra.