Delhi Capitals, surprisingly, released Rishabh Pant ahead of the auction, but the fans were hopeful that the franchise will probably bring him back using the Right To Match option

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.

Pant, who is listed at a base price of Rs 2 crore and is one of the 12 marquee players for the upcoming auction, was not retained by DC. The team instead retained Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel.

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,

The former Delhi Capitals cricketer countered Sunil Gavaskar's opinion that a disagreement on retention fees was behind his release

Rishabh Pant broke silence on not being retained by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL auction, saying that his separation with the franchise wasn't because of the money matters, as speculated.

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.

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.

Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals' parting is all but confirmed, with Rishabh Pant writing on X that his non-retention was to do with non-money reasons.