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Delhi Capitals Will Not Buy Rishabh Pant In IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Asserts Aakash Chopra

Rajgeeta Yadav

Rishabh Pant has been released by Delhi Capitals [Source: @theFaizFazel/X.com]Rishabh Pant has been released by Delhi Capitals [Source: @theFaizFazel/X.com]

It can be said that Rishabh Pant was the one everyone thought of buying after Delhi Capitals surprisingly released him on October 31, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction for unknown reasons.

Rishabh Pant made a comeback in cricket after a 16-month gap following his near-fatal accident. He had been phenomenal in the previous IPL season, where he scored an impressive 446 in 13 innings with a strike rate of 155.50, including three fifties, which certainly turned heads.

Ahead of the IPL mega auction 2025, Rishabh Pant is all in the mood to fetch money as he has now entered the auction and it will surely bid wars between the IPL franchises. However, the former Indian opener believes there will be one team who will not look to buy Rishabh Pant, which is Delhi Capitals, according to him.

“They have ‘Right To Match’ cards left for two capped players. They might use the ‘Right To Match’ card for Jake Fraser-McGurk and get him as well. I don’t think they will go towards Rishabh Pant over a particular budget. They might show interest but will say they are not interested after a particular budget,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

As per the emerging reports, it was said that Delhi Capitals were looking to offer captaincy to the all-rounder Axar Patel instead of Rishabh Pant. Meanwhile, another report said that Delhi Capitals, who are now under the GMR group for two years, made Pant lose interest in the team.

Chopra further went on to say that Delhi Capitals will not lift the paddle of an ego issue and they might not require the swashbuckling batter anymore.

“They might not lift the paddle at all if it’s an ego issue, that they don’t need him at all. Everything can happen. I don’t see Rishabh Pant returning there. Either they will not go at all after Rishabh Pant and even if they go, they won’t be able to get him because the last bid while using the RTM card will be beyond the Delhi Capitals’ means. They will have money but they won’t spend,” Chopra added.

IPL Auction Set To Take Place In Riyadh

The much-awaited IPL 2025 mega auction is expected to take place in late November. As per the reports, the auction might take place on November 24 and 25, and the predicted venue is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.