Team India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant has opened up on Delhi Capitals not retaining him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Replying to a video uploaded by Star Sports on X as Sunil Gavaskar was discussing the Capitals' possibility of buying Pant back, the 26-year-old said his retention was certainly not about the money.

"When KKR won last year (IPL 2024), Shreyas Iyer was the captain. As I said earlier for Rishabh Pant as well, at times, there could be a disagreement on the fees. Delhi will want him because they will also need to find a captain if Rishabh Pant isn't in their team. So I feel Delhi will definitely try to use the RTM card or bring Rishabh Pant back into their team at the auction."