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Senior Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL auction history last time around when Kolkata Knight Riders splurged INR 24.75 crore. However, the amount reduced considerably at the mega auction with Delhi Capitals getting the speedster for INR 11.75 crore.
Rishabh Pant was one of the high-profile names released ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant has opened up for the first time after the retention announcement as he is set to go under the hammer for the first time in eight years. Pant is part of the first marquee list at the auction.
Delhi Capitals released their captain Rishabh Pant and also parted with the head coach Ricky Ponting after a poor show in the IPL 2024 season. Hemang Badani was appointed as the head coach and Venugopal Rao came in as the new IPL Director of Cricket.
Delhi Capitals too have trusted their tried and tested players with Meg Lanning being retained as the captain. Alice Capsey has stayed back as well as the Capitals have retained 14 players, including five overseas. The Capitals will hope to end the drought drought after losing back-to-back finals.
Rishabh Pant was one of the players who the Delhi Capitals surprisingly released. It is unknown if the player didn't want to stay with the team, but Pant will be one of the most sought-after players at the auction. Here are 3 teams that can target him in the mega auction
Rishabh Pant after being with the Delhi Capitals for nine seasons and playing for eight of them has parted ways with the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant is touted to be the most expensive Indian player in IPL auction history with at least three teams searching for a new captain.
Delhi Capitals have a new coach and a new director of cricket in place in Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao, respectively with GMR set to control the operations as part of the co-ownership deal with JSW taking the back seat for a couple of years and that had a lot to do with their retention choices.
"He is one of the sharpest brains in cricket and we will always stand to benefit from his guidance and wisdom of the sport. I am both humbled and delighted that Dada will now head all things cricket for JSW Sports in his role as Director," DC co-owner Parth Jindal said.
Delhi Capitals are making a host of changes to their top brass as Ricky Ponting left the position of head coach vacant earlier this year. After moving Sourav Ganguly to manage the Women's Premier League (WPL) team, the franchise has announced new head coach and Director of Cricket.
Delhi Capitals are looking to retain captain Rishabh Pant as their first-choice retention and also secure the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Delhi are also eyeing to fill in their coaching staff with two former Indian cricketers after Ricky Ponting's reign.
Rishabh Pant has been playing for Delhi Capitals (DC) since IPL 2016. The southpaw led Delhi Capitals in the previous season and is an important part of their core. If Pant is not retained then Delhi will have to look for a new captain.
With the BCCI expected to announce retention rules soon ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2025, several reports are coming out on social media. Multiple unconfirmed reports are doing the rounds on social media and one of them was Rishabh Pant approaching RCB for next season.
Delhi Capitals named Rishabh Pant as the captain of the franchise in 2021 as part of a long-term plan and it seems the 2020 finalists are set to put that plan into motion by retaining him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant scored 446 runs on his IPL return leading the Delhi Capitals in 2024.
Ricky Ponting, the two-time World Cup-winning captain and one-time IPL-winning coach joined his third franchise in the IPL in the role of head coach, Punjab Kings, ahead of the 2025 edition. Ponting, who recently parted ways with the Delhi Capitals, spent seven years with the franchise.
Ricky Ponting worked as the head coach of the Delhi Capitals since the 2018 season. During his tenure, the Capitals reached the playoffs for three consecutive IPL seasons in 2019, 2020 and 2021. However, the team couldn't lift the trophy in any of the seasons.
