Delhi Capitals lost their star player Rishabh Pant to Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Despite initially using the Right-To-Match card, DC could not match LSG's final bid of Rs 27 crore,

Delhi Capitals tried to use RTM in the IPL 2025 but lost their wicket-keeper batter and captain to Lucknow Super Giants.

Former Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant sold to Lucknow Super Giants for a massive price of Rs 27 crore, the highest ever bid in the history of the tournament in the IPL 2025 Auction at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah on Sunday.

Rishabh Pant etched his name in IPL history books, becoming the priciest player ever as Lucknow Super Giants splurged an unprecedented sum at the Jedd

Rishabh Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals even though he had captained the franchise in three out of the last four seasons since IPL 2021 and was seen as one of their main batters.

KL Rahul was roped in by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction. He is the top captaincy choice for the Capitals. However, they have picked another captaincy contender on Day 2 of the bidding war in Jeddah.

Former Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant has clarified that he didn't leave the team for money. Pant's statement came after an Indian Premier League (IPL) broadcaster posted Sunil Gavaskar 's speculation about why DC didn't retain Pant for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction.

Delhi Capitals, surprisingly, released Rishabh Pant ahead of the auction, but the fans were hopeful that the franchise will probably bring him back using the Right To Match option

Day 1 of the IPL Mega-Auction has arrived at long last and some of the biggest faces of the league will be up for grabs in Riyadh. Follow live updates of the first day of the mega-auction right here.