Rishabh Pant is making headlines with his memorable comeback in Test cricket. The wicketkeeper batter smashed a century in his first red-ball outing for India against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. There were reports that Pant's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC) will release him ahead of the upcoming mega auction and he will most likely to join MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the upcoming season of cash-rich league.
However, as per Cricbuzz, the wicketkeeper batter is all set to be retained by Delhi based franchise for the upcoming year. It also quashes rumours of differences between Pant and the Capitals' management regarding his retention fee, which had cast a veil of cloud over his continued presence with the franchise.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has yet to announce the retention rules, but sources within the Delhi Capitals' ownership group have revealed to Cricbuzz that Pant will be the franchise's top retention choice. This decision was finalized following a recent meeting between Pant and co-owner Parth Jindal in Mumbai. Pant's current IPL salary is INR 16 crore, but this figure is expected to go up based on the total player purse allowed to a franchise and the retention fee guidelines set by the BCCI” said report.
Pant made his comeback in cricket during IPL 2024 after recovering from a near-fatal car accident in December 2022. After his performance in IPL 2024 he became the part of India's T20 World Cup 2024 winning squad where he scored 171 runs in nine outings.
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