IPL 2025: Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Suresh Raina has given a big hint about wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant joining CSK. It is noteworthy that before the mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), Delhi Capitals (DC) has released Pant and the Indian star can get a huge amount in the auction.
On the news of Pant joining CSK, Raina revealed that he recently met his former CSK and India captain MS Dhoni in Delhi, where Pant was also present. Hence, the former cricketer hinted at the possibility of Pant joining CSK and said that someone will be wearing the yellow color soon.
'Soon someone will wear the yellow jersey'
Suresh Raina said on Jio Cinemas, I met MS Dhoni in Delhi, Pant was also there. I think something big is going to happen. Soon someone will wear the yellow jersey.
Pant's relationship with Delhi broken
Pant has parted ways after playing for Delhi for nine years. The wicketkeeper batsman played 111 matches for his team and scored 3284 runs at an average of 35.31 and strike rate of 148.93, which included one century and 18 fifties. DC has announced four retained players for IPL 2025 ahead of the mega auction, which include Axar Patel (Rs 16.5 crore), Abhishek Porel (Rs 4 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore) and Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.5 crore). INCLUDES INCLUDES INCLUDES. Now Rs 73 crores are left in his purse.
Expensive bids may be seen in mega auction
On the other hand, CSK has retained five players for IPL 2025, which include Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Matisha Pathirana. After her retention, the five-time champion now has a purse of Rs 55 crore. Now it remains to be seen whether CSK will bid for Rishabh Pant in the mega auction or not.