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

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.

Rishabh Pant broke silence on not being retained by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL auction, saying that his separation with the franchise wasn't because of the money matters, as speculated.

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.

There are plenty of big questions heading into the IPL auction for 2025, maybe primary amongst them being what Rishabh Pant’s landing spot will be after his decision to leave Delhi Capitals after a near-decade long association with his home team.

Sunil Gavaskar predicts Shreyas Iyer's new team ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Iyer has set his base price at Rs 2 crore after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sunil Gavaskar believes Kolkata Knight Riders might try to buy back Shreyas Iyer in the upcoming IPL auction, despite releasing him. He suggests a disagreement over fees might have led to Iyer's release.