Rishabh Pant Set to Be Retained By Delhi Capitals: Report

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Rishabh Pant is not going to part ways with Delhi Capitals. It has been learned that he will be the DC’s top retention choice.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is not going to part ways with Delhi Capitals. Several media reports claimed that the franchise might release its captain ahead of the mega auctions, scheduled to take place later this year. However, it has been learned that Pant will be the DC’s top retention choice. The development comes on a day when Pant smashed his 6^th Test hundred, equaling the record of MS Dhoni.

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According to Cricbuzz, Pant is all set to be retained by the Delhi Capitals. the decision was reportedly finalized following a recent meeting between Pant and co-owner Parth Jindal in Mumbai. The wicketkeeper-batter currently draws INR 16 crore which is expected to go up based on the total player purse allowed to a franchise and the retention fee guidelines set by the BCCI.

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Pant returned to action after a long injury break earlier this year in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as DC captain. He has never looked back since then. He amassed 446 runs in 13 games with an impressive strike rate of 155, ending the season as the highest run-getter of the season. Pant is also the all-time leading run-scorer for the franchise with 3284 runs.

During his rehabilitation, the keeper-batter worked on his fitness which he later reflected in India colours, in the T20 World Cup 2023 and the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh. On Saturday, he scored 109 runs off 128 balls with the help of 13 boundaries and 4 maximums.

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DC’s Possible Retentions

The BCCI is yet to release the IPL retention policies. According to the report, if the Indian cricket board allows more than five players to be retained, the franchise would like to hold back Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, and the likes of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs as the overseas retentions. If the IPL rules allow the franchises to retain an uncapped player, the franchise would also like to keep Abhishek Porel.