The retention list will be announced before the mega auction for the Indian Premier League 2025. It is believed that by October 31, all the teams will put forward the names of their retained players. Delhi Capitals, which always bets on young players, can be seen doing something similar this time too. But a big update has come out regarding team captain Rishabh Pant, which has surprised everyone.
Rishabh Pant has been commanding Delhi Capitals for the last few seasons. However, he did not play in IPL 2023 due to injury. David Warner had captained then. At the same time, after returning in IPL 2024, it was Pant who took over this post. But now news is coming out that Rishabh Pant will not be the captain of Delhi Capitals in the next season. According to the report of Times of India, Rishabh Pant is unlikely to lead the team this season. It is also being claimed that Rishabh Pant himself has said that he should not be considered for captaincy. This means that even if Pant is retained, he can be seen playing as a player.
Recently, a post by Rishabh Pant had intensified the stir among the fans about leaving the team. He had written on social media about entering the auction. Actually, while sharing a post on his social media, Pant had written, 'If I go to the auction, will I be sold or not, if yes then for how much.' Ever since this post surfaced, speculations are being made that Rishabh Pant may leave Delhi Capitals. At the same time, some reports have claimed that all is not well between Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals at this time.
Let us tell you, Rishabh Pant was made the captain of the Delhi Capitals team during IPL 2021. He had replaced Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer was out of the season due to injury. Even after the return of Shreyas Iyer, Pant continued the captaincy and last season also he returned to the IPL as captain after recovering from injury.
