IPL 2025: Will Rishabh Pant join MS Dhoni at CSK, Delhi Capitals co-owner makes BIG statement on retention…

Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s final destination in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season has been a prime source of interest for many cricket fans worldwide. Recently Pant change into linked with a move to Virat Kohli’s side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) which the Delhi Capitals captain vehemently denied.

Now prior to the IPL 2025 retention cut-off date on October 31, there may well be rising speculation that Pant may well be headed to 5-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to sign on for his mentor and friend MS Dhoni. CSK are on the look-out for replacement for Dhoni, who will definitely now not be playing the whole way at some point of the IPL beyond the next season.

In point of fact, it truly remains uncertain if Dhoni will play in IPL 2025 or if CSK will retain him as an ‘uncapped’ player even with the Board of Regulate for Cricket in India (BCCI) bringing back the old rule that those cricketers who've now not played international cricket for five years shall be classified as ‘uncapped’ player. It remains to be seen if Dhoni will conform to a large pay-cut from Rs 12.5 crore currently to Rs four crore if he is retained as an ‘uncapped’ player.

“We are undecided at this stage. We would now not even use it for MS Dhoni. It’s still too early to comment on this because we haven’t had discussions with him. Dhoni change into the whole way at some point of the US and we haven’t had discussions yet. Now I am travelling this week, so there may well be a possibility of some discussions the whole way at some point of the drawing near week. So there may well be some clarity then. We are hopeful of him playing however it’s a call Dhoni will himself make,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan said in an interview with Times of India.

Under these circumstances, CSK may well be eyeing Pant as a potential replacement to per chance even lead the side the whole way at some point of the future.

Trade important points of Pant to CSK:

Pant & CSK have an verbal agreement
Pant will Take the head retention spot if the deal goes through
Final decision lies with Dehli Capitals
Ruturaj shall be the captain as of now, pant hasnt asked for captaincy or such a as of now. p.c.twitter.com/sst5Bn0L6H

— (@SergioCSKK) July 20, 2024

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal opens up on retention targets

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal discussed the players that the IPL franchise may look to retain except Rishabh Pant, led by Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk, Tristan Stubbs, Mukesh Kumar, and Khaleel Ahmed. “Yes, we definitely should retain. We have some superb players in our team. The rules have just come out, so after discussing with GMR and our director of cricket, Sourav Ganguly, decisions shall be made. Rishabh Pant will no doubt be retained.

“We even have Axar Patel, who's superb, Criston Stubbs, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kuldeep Yadav, Abishek Porel, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, all superb players in our team. We’ll see what happens the whole way at some point of the auction. But first, as per the rule of thumb, we're going to retain six players. After discussions, we're going to proceed with the auction and see what happens,” Jindal change into quoted as saying by IANS news agency.

Alternatively, the decision to retain players lies with co-owners GMR Sports this season. In accordance with a deal between GMR and JSW, the co-owners take cricketing decisions in alternate years. Alternatively, on the topic of matters of retention it truly is forever an indication up for decision.