Why Rishabh Pant Chose to Leave Delhi Capitals: Report Uncovers Surprising Reasons

He is India's star batsman...a player who can hit the target in any format. He also plays a key role in Team India. He was associated with that team in IPL for almost 9 years. He also served as a captain. Well, he did not get a chance in the IPL retention list. With this, he is entering the mega auction. It is already understood that the player is Rishabh Pant. That franchise is Delhi Capitals. The reasons for keeping Pant, who has been representing the same team since the beginning of his career, are different. There are reports that the reason is the decisions taken by the management, and there are speculations that the captaincy will be changed.

For the next two years, the Delhi Capitals team will be co-owned by GMR. Cricket analysts say that now the reason for Pant's withdrawal has changed. GMR, who has already made changes in the coaching team, has also made a key decision regarding Pant. DC has appointed Hemang Badani as the head coach and Venugopal Rao as the director of cricket. There are reports that GMR is not Pant's first choice for captaincy. It is reported that they are thinking of removing Pant and appointing Akshar Patel as the captain. That's why cricket analysts claim that Pant has left the team.

Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals is managed by JSW Group and GMR Group, which have 50-50 ownership. As part of that, any decisions regarding the 2025 and 2026 seasons will be taken by the GMR. Ricky Ponting, who has been the head coach so far, has sidelined Saurabh Ganguly, who is the director, in this event.