After Rishabh Pant was the most outrageous and in-form batter for India in the dismaying home series against New Zealand, he remains in the buzz for contention in the mega-auction, especially with CSK. Pant was also the highest run-getter in the series, with his consistent performances from almost every inning across all three innings.
His former long-serving IPL franchise released Rishabh Pant, as the squad retentions were announced on the 31st of October. The Delhi Capitals went on to spend a whopping amount of INR 47 crores on their player retentions, which included the likes of World Cup winners Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Tristian Stubbs, the key man from the last season for the Delhi Capitals.
While Abhishek Porel turned out to be the key choice for the wicket-keeping role when he was retained as their only uncapped player, releasing Rishabh Pant, the Delhi Capitals would be in the hunt for a skipper with a purse ranging INR 73 crore.
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Top franchises in the hunt for Rishabh Pant in the IPL mega-auction of 2025
Chennai Super Kings
The Chennai Super Kings are the forerunners for being in contention to include the likes of veteran batter Rishabh Pant into their side. Though MS Dhoni has been retained as their uncapped player, he will remain to be their best man with the gloves.
Pant can be an asset to the falling CSK middle order, as an explosive batter in the setup can add the finesse that is lacking from CSK’s middle order with the release of probably like Mitchell and Moeen Ali. Though CSK’s purse doesn’t look very handsome for the huge bid of Pant.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions from the previous season, as the IPL winners have let go of their likes of wicket-keeping options in both very talented and in-form Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Phil Salt.
While the likes of Shreyas Iyer, the title-winning skipper, have been released from their squad, KKR will be looking for an aggressive skipper to hold on to their prestigious position as IPL champions. Rishabh Pant is all of it, being a wk and an eminent batter, while he also has a stance to strengthen their middle order.
Punjab Kings
The Punjab Kings have still not shown any indication or interest towards any player. However, the former DC head coach, Ricky Ponting, now in charge of the Punjab den, will be looking to hire Rishabh Pant, with the tall claims the former Aussie veteran made on the Indian wk-star.
The Punjab Kings, if having the intent to acquire the likes of Pant, would be unstoppable with the largest purse they have, which ranges up to a huge INR 110.5 crore.
