IPL 2025: It will be interesting to see which team adds Rishabh Pant in the mega auction for IPL 2025. It is believed that a bid of Rs 25-30 crore may be made for him.
IPL 2025: All ten teams have released their retention list for IPL 2025. Delhi Capitals has retained four players. Pant, who captained the team last season, has been released. Now he will be seen in the auction. There is talk in the cricket circles that Rishabh Pant will be the most expensive player in the mega auction for IPL 2025. Amidst these discussions, the statement of former Australian veteran player and new head coach of Punjab Kings Ricky Ponting has come to light.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has made a big prediction about Rishabh Pant. Ponting feels that Pant can become the most expensive player in the upcoming auction.
Ricky Ponting “I think Rishabh Pant can be the most expensive player in the auction.He is a wicket keeper leftie and can be the captain.”pic.twitter.com/5SEDD8Hv5H
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) November 1, 2024
A fan named @sujeetsuman1991 quoted Ponting and wrote that ‘Rishabh Pant is an excellent wicketkeeper, left handed batsman and also has captaincy ability. So I think he can become the most expensive player in the auction.
IPL 2025: Why is Ponting surprised?
Ricky Ponting told ICC, “I am a bit surprised by the retention of some non-Indian players, because both Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant are available in the auction.
Ricky Ponting said “I’m a bit surprised with some of the non-Indian retentions if you like, with both Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant being available in the auctions”. [ICC] pic.twitter.com/UP7ZRneL0O
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 1, 2024
9 year journey from Delhi Capitals ends
Rishabh Pant was associated with Delhi Capitals for the last 9 years. He made his IPL debut in 2016 and has been an important member of the team since then, but now his journey with DC has come to an end. Now Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, RCB and Punjab Kings would like to join them.
IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant’s IPL career
Pant has played a total of 111 matches in IPL so far. Scored 3284 runs in 110 innings at an average of 35.31. During this period, he has also scored one century and 18 half-centuries and his strike rate has been 148.93.