Rishabh Pant has refuted Sunil Gavaskar's speculation that his non-retention by the Delhi Capitals was due to financial disagreements. Pant clarified that money was not a factor in him not being retained by the IPL franchise.

Sunil Gavaskar feels that Delhi Capitals could target Ishan Kishan as their Rishabh Pant replacement and feels they could bid as much 15-20 crores for the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter. Kishan has been a part of Mumbai Indians for the past 3 seasons,

Rishabh Pant on Tuesday rejected the legendary Sunil Gavaskar's assessment that the India wicketkeeper-batter left Delhi Capitals due to disagreement over his retention fee ahead of the mega auction of the Indian Premier League.

Ishan Kishan will be on the radar of Delhi Capitals in the IPL auction feels Sunil Gavaskar, who said that the franchise can shell out 15-20 crores for the wicketkeeper-batter.

India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is one of the biggest names to enter the IPL 2025 mega auction. The left-handed batter began his IPL career at the Delhi-based outfit in 2016 and will go under the hammer for the second time in his life.

Rishabh Pant addressed his non-retention by Delhi Capitals, stating it wasn't financially motivated. After eight years with the franchise, his departure surprised fans, especially with other players retained.

Rishabh Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals even though he had captained the franchise in three out of the last four seasons since IPL 2021 and was seen as one of their main batters.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Rishabh Pant broke his silence on leaving Delhi Capitals. DC retained the likes of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs.

Responding to a video on X where Sunil Gavaskar was talking about why Rishabh Pant left Delhi Capitals, the wicketkeeper batter said the reason he went back to the auction is nothing to do with the money.