Rishabh Pant’s emotional goodbye message for Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant will be seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. Pant was playing for Delhi Capitals for the last several years but this time the franchise decided to drop the wicketkeeper batsman as well as the team captain. After which Lucknow Super Giants bought Pant in the mega auction.
Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history
Rishabh Pant has now become the most expensive player in IPL history. LSG bought this player for Rs. Bought for 27 crores. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant looked emotional while saying goodbye to Delhi Capitals. He expressed his feelings by sharing a post on social media.
Pant became emotional after leaving Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant has been playing for Delhi Capitals for a long time. Delhi fans also liked Pant. In such a situation, now Delhi team is not retaining Pant and his fans are also finding this quite surprising. Pant said goodbye to Delhi Capitals by sharing a post on his social media.
In this post, Pant wrote, ‘My journey to Delhi Capitals has been memorable. I joined the team as a teenager. After coming to Delhi Capitals, I developed well. We were together for 9 years and what makes this time most memorable is the fans… You always stood by me, supported me, which I will always keep in my heart. I will be ready to entertain you whenever I take the field. Thank you for being my family and making this journey special.
Pant is ready for the new innings
Rishabh Pant will now start his new innings with Lucknow Super Giants. Pant will also be seen captaining the team this season. However, no announcement has been made yet by the franchise regarding captaincy. But former Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has now become a part of Delhi Capitals. Therefore, speculations are being made that Pant will captain the Lucknow team.
If we talk about Pant’s IPL career, so far he has played 110 innings in a total of 111 IPL matches. In which he has scored 3284 runs. Pant has scored one century and 18 half-centuries. The reason why Delhi Capitals did not retain Pant has not been revealed yet, but by watching this video it can be understood how special Delhi Capitals was for Pant.