In a massive development, it is being reported by Cricbuzz that wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is all set for a blockbuster return to the Delhi Capitals as part of a trade deal with the Lucknow Super Giants, just a month after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League 2026.
Rishabh Pant was released by Delhi two season ago during the mega auction where he was bought for a record sum of INR 27 crores by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned Lucknow franchise who had high expectations from the wicket-keeper batter. The franchise subsequently appointed him as the captain, replacing KL Rahul but things haven’t worked out well.
Under Pant’s captaincy, LSG finished at the bottom half of the IPL table across the 2025 and 2026 season. The 28-year-old was expected to move on from Lucknow after those two poor seasons and that has finally come true.
However, the biggest hurdle for the trade was Rishabh Pant’s massive Rs 27 crore salary, which was too high for Delhi to fit into their budget. But in order to make the move happen, Pant agreed to a major pay cut. Pant’s new fee will be around INR 15 crore, which is just a bit over half of what he was making before.
Cricbuzz has reported that DC will trade chinaman Kuldeep Yadav to LSG as part of the deal to bring back Rishabh Pant who played 111 matches for Delhi from 2016 to 2024 and captained the North Indian franchise in 43 matches.
While Pant will see more than 10 crores being cut on his trade deal with DC, Kuldeep Yadav will keep his current salary of Rs 13.25 crore when he joins Lucknow.
Delhi will be managed by the JSW group over the next two IPL seasons and due to Parth Jindal’s admiration for Pant, the franchise has taken a major step forward to bring him back. DC finished 6th in the IPL 2026 points table, missing out on the play-offs for the 4th time in a row.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has also been appointed as the batting coach for Delhi whereas Sourav Ganguly will return to the franchise as the Director of Cricket.
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