Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina hinted at Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s potential transfer to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), revealing that the swashbuckling star met legendary MS Dhoni in Delhi. The Indian Premier League (IPL) participant retention lists had been introduced by every franchise on Wednesday. MS Dhoni was retained as an uncapped participant for Rs 4 crore as a per new IPL rule permitting Indian gamers having retired 5 years again to be retained by franchises as uncapped gamers. Pant was launched by Delhi Capitals (DC) after taking part in eight seasons with the staff since 2016.
Talking at JioCinema, Raina mentioned, “I met MS Dhoni in Delhi, Pant was additionally there. I believe one thing large is to occur. Somebody might be carrying a yellow jersey quickly.”
Notably, this comes amid a number of media stories that Pant is headed to CSK. The transfer wouldn’t be shocking if it finally ends up taking place. With a 43-year-old Dhoni within the twilight of his profession, Pant may very nicely by the subsequent big-selling face for the franchise, be their wicketkeeper-batter and even captain, if wanted.
In 111 matches for DC, Pant scored 3,284 runs at a median of 148.93, with a century and 17 fifties to his title. His greatest rating is 128*. He’s franchise’s main run-getter. Below his captaincy, DC reached playoffs in 2021, however couldn’t progress past league phases in 2022 and 2024 beneath his management.
Within the final season, Pant scored 446 runs in 13 matches for the franchise in his comeback season at a median of over 40 and a strike charge of above 155. He scored three half-centuries and had greatest rating of 88*. Whereas he was the highest run-getter for the franchise that season, it couldn’t assist them attain playoffs as they missed out on last 4 spot with seven wins and losses every, giving them 14 factors to complete at sixth spot.
DC have determined to retain all-rounder Axar Patel, spinner Kuldeep Yadav, batters Tristan Stubbs, and Abishek Porel forward of this 12 months’s mega public sale.
Earlier within the month, former Indian cricketers Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao joined the Delhi Capitals teaching employees as head coach and director of cricket, respectively, forward of the subsequent IPL season.
In the meantime, cricketing icon and one in all India’s most profitable captains, Sourav Ganguly, has been appointed as director of cricket.
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