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Rishabh Pant is reportedly “hurt” by Delhi Capitals’ decision to release him. The GMR-run franchise has decided to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, and Tristan Stubbs, as per news agency PTI, but decided against retaining swashbuckling Pant.
**ALSO READ | IPL RETENTION 2025 LIVE BLOG**The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was keen on staying at Delhi Capitals but after month-long negotiations, the franchise decided to release him. It’s also important to note that DC currently have a complex organizational structure where both co-owners GMR and JSW are fighting to control the team.
As per the current agreement , GMR will control the DC men’s team for two seasons – 2025 and 2027 – with JSW taking over in 2027.
Pant has played for Delhi Capitals for eight years and captained in three seasons.
“Once GMR appointed Venugopal Rao as Director of Cricket and Hemang Badani as head coach, the writing was on cards. GMR is also in talks with Shreyas Iyer, under whom the team played its only final in 2020. Iyer is not going to play for KKR,” a source in knowledge of things told PTI on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday.
“This is a complicated structure and it would always be counter-productive for a team. So once management came in hands of GMR, they overhauled it completely,” the source said.
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Pant is now expected to be in huge demand in the IPL 2025 mega auction with teams like Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Punjab Kings aiming to get his signature. A report in the Times of India says that CSK could target Pant to lead the transition after MS Dhoni retires.
The 43-year-old is expected to play one more season for CSK.
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