File picture of Rishabh Pant.© BCCI/IPL
An fascinating piece of knowledge has been revealed following Rishabh Pant not being retained by Delhi Capitals (DC) forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega public sale. Pant’s nine-year reference to the 2020 finalists got here to an finish as he was launched, with Axar Patel being the franchise’s first retention. Nevertheless, a brand new report has revealed that Pant was left sad by the choices taken by co-owners GMR Group, who will run the franchise for the subsequent two years. This reportedly consists of DC’s change in teaching employees.
As per a report by PTI, Pant was left dissatisfied by the choice to nominate Hemang Badani as the top coach and Venugopal Rao because the Director of Cricket at DC.
Furthermore, it has been reported that Pant was additionally sad about his powers being curbed by the GMR Group. Earlier, it had been reported that Delhi Capitals had been contemplating stripping captaincy off Pant and handing it to Axar Patel.
Pant, who had been purchased by the Delhi Capitals in 2016, had been retained by two earlier mega auctions, and had even attended earlier mega auctions in individual.
Because of the 50-50 possession of Delhi Capitals shared between the JSW Group and the GMR Group, every proprietor runs the franchise in two-year cycles. 2025 and 2026 will likely be beneath the course of GMR Group.
Beneath their management, DC determined to half methods with Ricky Ponting, who had been their head coach for seven years. Legendary Indian Sourav Ganguly was additionally changed as the lads’s staff’s Director of Cricket.
It’s these adjustments which have seemingly left Pant sad, and triggered him to search for a unique franchise within the public sale.
Pant will arguably be probably the most sought-after identify within the public sale pool this 12 months, having gained the T20 World Cup 2024 as India’s first-choice wicket-keeper batter.
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