Rishabh Pant's nine-season-long association with Delhi Capitals (DC) came to an end on IPL 2025 retention day as the franchise made the surprising decision to release him, ending speculation that he would remain with DC as their homegrown star.

For the first time since becoming a capped player, Rishabh Pant will enter an IPL auction. Rishabh was still an India U19 player when he entered his first-ever IPL auction in 2016. Delhi Capitals (then known as Delhi Daredevils) bought the wicketkeeper-batsman for Rs 1.

Delhi Capitals did not retain their captain Rishabh Pant ahead of IPL 2025 auctions. Reportedly, Pant informed DC management of his decision to enter the IPL 2025 auction in the second week of October.

If Rishabh Pant indeed enters the IPL auction, it would start a bidding war, according to former India player Aakash Chopra.

Rishabh Pant has been let go by Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the auction for the upcoming edition. The left-handed Pant played eight seasons for DC in the tournament.

Rishabh Pant, one of India’s most explosive wicketkeeper-batters, was one of the shocking names that appeared in the list of players who were released by their franchises during the annual retention activity ahead of Indian Premiere League's mega auction event.

Delhi Capitals have released Rishabh Pant ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. This is, however, not the first time DC have parted ways with an established cricketer. We take a look at previous such instances here.

Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant on the IPL 2025 retention day. The wicketkeeper-batsman has registered for the mega-auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore. Can Delhi Capitals use their Right to Match card on Rishabh during the auction?

Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, the three captains released by their franchises ahead of the retention deadline, will be among the 12 marquee players whose names will kick off the IPL 2025 auction,

On Friday, the Indian Premier League issued the highly-anticipated Player Auction List for the 2025 edition with a total of 574 players set to be featured in the Mega Auction in Saudi Arabia. Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals while Shreyas Iyer and K.

On November 15, the BCCI narrowed down an initial list of 1,574 players to 574, including 366 Indians and 208 overseas players. All current Indian cricketers are placed in the highest base price category.