DTVHINDIIPL 2025: Suresh Raina believes, Rishabh Pant can be the most expensive player in the auction
Delhi Capitals has released Rishabh Pant ahead of the upcoming auction. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24-25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Many big players will be under bid in the upcoming auction and one of them is the Indian team’s explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. Let us tell you that Delhi Capitals has released Rishabh Pant before the upcoming auction. His performance so far in this important tournament has been tremendous and many franchises will definitely be eyeing him in the upcoming auction. Recently, former Indian team batsman Suresh Raina has given a big statement regarding Rishabh Pant. According to him, there may be a big bid for Rishabh Pant in the upcoming auction. According to The Times of India, Suresh Raina said, ‘We should see this as an opportunity. If we look at Australian players, they are getting a lot of money and this is not seen with Indian players. He is an excellent captain of Delhi Capitals, a brilliant batsman and a strong wicketkeeper. I feel that there will definitely be a bid of Rs 25 to 30 crores for him. Rishabh Pant is a brand. All franchises will definitely have their eyes on Rishabh Pant: Suresh Raina The former player further said, ‘Rishabh has the ability to win the cup anywhere. He tried in Delhi but nothing happened. Same thing was seen with KL Rahul whereas Shreyas Iyer won the cup for Kolkata but he was not retained by the franchise. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, Delhi and Lucknow are the four teams who want to include such an Indian captain in their team. Chennai also has to form a team but they have Rs 55 crore left in their purse. If they spend Rs 25 to 30 crore on one player, they will have to complete the team with at least 18 players. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
‘Did not leave Delhi Capitals for money…’, Rishabh Pant’s post before IPL auction created an uproar on social media
Rishabh Pant will enter the mega auction before IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) India’s star wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has broken his silence on not being retained by Delhi Capitals. He has made it clear in a tweet that he did not leave Delhi Capitals for money. Pant responded to a video by Star Sports, in which Sunil Gavaskar was explaining the reason behind Delhi not retaining their captain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In the video, Sunil Gavaskar said that, I believe that there may be a disagreement between Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant regarding the retention fee of the wicketkeeper-batsman. The former batsman also said during this time that Capitals may try to buy Pant back in the mega auction to be held on 24 and 25 November. This one tweet by Rishabh Pant created an uproar on social media After this, Rishabh Pant reacted to this video and said that he did not leave the Delhi Capitals team for money. Pant has given his reply on a video of Gavaskar. Pant, who was the star batsman of Delhi Capitals, wrote in this post – I can definitely say that my retention was not about money. My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say 🤍 — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 19, 2024 Gavaskar told Star Sports- I think Delhi Capitals would like Rishabh Pant back in their team. Sometimes, when a player has to be retained, there are negotiations between the franchises and the players regarding the expected fees. As some of the players who have been retained by their franchises have demanded a higher No. 1 retention fee. So obviously I think there might be some disagreement there, but I think Delhi would want Rishabh Pant back. Talking about IPL retention, Delhi Capitals retained four players before the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore, Kuldeep Yadav for Rs 13.5 crore, South African star all-rounder Tristan Stubbs for Rs 10 crore and uncapped wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel for Rs 4 crore.
Rishabh Pant took a huge leap in ICC Test rankings, Rohit-Virat out of top-20
Kohli is out of top-20 for the first time since December 2014 Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) India suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat in the Test series against New Zealand. Indian batsmen performed very poorly, but Rishabh Pant batted well. He scored half-centuries in both the innings of Mumbai Test. Now they have got the benefit of this. Pant made a tremendous leap in the new Test batting rankings released by ICC and has reached the top-10. Apart from this, Kiwi batsman Daryl Mitchell has also managed to make it to the top 10. Pant has jumped five places and has now reached sixth position. Mitchell, who was in third place before slipping down the table in September this year, has moved up eight places to seventh after scores of 82 and 21. Apart from this, Will Young, who won Player of the Series, has climbed 29 places to 44th position with a career-best 550 rating points. While another New Zealand batsman, Glenn Phillips has moved from 45th to 42nd position. Rohit-Virat got a big shock Shubhman Gill moved from 20th to 16th position after scoring 90 runs in the first innings, but opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has dropped to fourth position. Whereas former captain Kohli has been out of the list of top-20 Test batsmen in the world for the first time since December 2014. Rohit Sharma has also lost two places. Virat Kohli is now at 22nd position and Rohit Sharma is at 26th position. Talking about Test bowling rankings, Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja and Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel have got huge advantage. Jadeja has jumped two places to sixth position. Whereas Patel has reached career best 22nd position with a jump of 12 places. Ravichandran Ashwin has dropped one place to fifth. Jasprit Bumrah is at third position.
‘When Rishabh Pant is at the crease, everyone is scared’, this player of Kiwi team praised the wicketkeeper fiercely.
Rishabh Pant (Pic Source-X) New Zealand registered a historic 3-0 win against India in the Test series in India. Ajaz Patel played a big role in this victory of Kiwi team. Now Ajaz Patel believes that Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was his main target during the series. Rishabh Pant was seen fighting alone for India in the third test. The hosts had scored 263 runs in the first innings, in which Pant contributed 60 runs, while the Indian team was bowled out for 121 runs in the second innings. In this, Pant played an inning of 64 runs in 57 balls. As long as he was on the field, the problems of the opposition team increased. After winning the series, Ajaz Patel praised Rishabh Pant and said about his ability, when Rishabh Pant is at the crease, everyone is scared. We have made Rishabh Pant the biggest target in this series. He comes in the middle and yet is not afraid. No matter what, he plays his game. His thinking is that as long as you are at the crease, you do whatever you want to do. If you get out there is no problem. Ajaz Patel remains the third leading wicket taker In a series where the Indian batting top order scored less than 200, Pant single-handedly scored 261 runs at an average of 43.50 and a strike rate of 90. In this series, Ajaz Patel took a total of 15 wickets at an average of 23.80. With the loss of this series, the Indian team’s chances of reaching the WTC final have suffered a setback. India has slipped to second place. Its percentage is 58.33 percent. Australia is at first position with 62.50 percent.
IPL 2025: These 3 franchises will shower money on Rishabh Pant in the mega auction
Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant. Pant, who has been playing a key role for the Capitals since 2016, reportedly failed to reach a consensus with the senior management regarding the captaincy. The management actually did not consider Pant suitable to be given the captaincy, due to which a mutual agreement was reached between the two parties and then Delhi did not retain Pant. With Pant being included in the mega auction pool for the first time in eight years, it will be interesting to see which franchise he will eventually join. Given his aggressive form during his recent series with the bat in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand, Pant is definitely someone to look out for for teams who would be willing to spend big bucks. In this article, we will talk about those three franchises which will spend money like water behind Pant in the upcoming mega auction. Let us tell you who are those three franchises. Three teams that might want to buy Rishabh Pant in the mega auction (3 teams that might target Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025) 3) Royal Challengers Bengaluru PBKS. (Source:X/Twitter) Royal Challengers Bangalore may have retained former captain Virat Kohli as their marquee retention. However, giving him the command of captaincy still remains a big question mark. Amidst the ongoing speculation, the franchise may consider buying Pant and making him their future captain. Dinesh Karthik recently retired, due to which RCB is lacking a power hitter in the lower middle order, which Pant can fill. Considering the fearlessness with which he bats in the middle order, there can be no better option for Karthik than Pant. It is a bonus that he is also a wicketkeeper and makes him an ideal choice.
IND vs NZ: On a rank turner pitch, it seemed like Rishabh Pant was batting on an ordinary wicket: Saba Karim
Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls in the first innings of Team India’s Mumbai Test while he scored 64 runs in the second innings. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Former player Saba Karim has praised Rishabh Pant’s batting in both the innings in the third and final Test match between Team India and New Zealand played in Mumbai. According to Saba Karim, Rishabh Pant batted aggressively and even made the rank turner an ordinary pitch. Let us tell you that in the first innings of Team India’s Mumbai Test, Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls while in the second innings he scored 64 runs. In both these innings, Rishabh Pant did not spare any New Zealand bowler and continuously hit hard against all of them. However, Rishabh Pant failed to lead his team to victory and New Zealand won the match by 25 runs. During a conversation at Colors Cineplex, Saba Karim said, ‘Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly in both the innings. No matter how much we praise him, words always fall short. On such a pitch, Rishabh Pant was moving forward and playing shots. Always see very little in Indian conditions and on Indian wickets. It seemed as if Rishabh Pant had completely obliterated the length at which Glenn Phillips and Ajaz Patel were bowling. Only he did this in this entire test match. On a rank turner pitch, it seemed as if Rishabh Pant was batting on an ordinary wicket. Former player praised Rishabh Pant fiercely Saba Karim further said, ‘We saw the same in the first innings and the same was seen in the second innings also. If you completely eliminate the incoming challenge, things become much easier. Parthiv Patel had said that Rishabh Pant puts pressure on the bowlers due to which they get to play easy balls. This is very easy to say but very difficult to do. Rishabh Pant is always full of confidence. Even if the pitch proves helpful for the bowlers, Rishabh Pant is always seen batting brilliantly. He is really a special player. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Ruckus on Rishabh Pant’s wicket, India lost the match due to third umpire’s ‘blunder’
Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 64 runs in the second innings of Mumbai Test match. Rishabh Pant Wicket (Photo Source: The third and final match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. At present the third day of play is going on in the test match. New Zealand had set a target of 147 runs for Team India to win the match. Team India is seen working hard to achieve this. Team India lost seven wickets within 106 runs. In the second innings, batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz disappointed both the team and the fans. After the dismissal of all these batsmen, all the hopes of Team India in this match were pinned on Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant lost his wicket controversially in the second innings Pant batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored a half-century. Looking at Pant, it seemed as if this player would win the match for India but Pant’s wicket broke the hearts of the fans. However, questions are now being raised on the decision of the third umpire who gave him out. Many fans and experts believe that Rishabh Pant was not out. THE MOST HEARTBREAKING DECISION. pic.twitter.com/6U5CFyRjEE — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 3, 2024 After getting out, Rishabh Pant looked very unhappy and was seen angry while going to the dressing room. When he reached the dressing room after getting out, he was seen discussing his wicket with his fellow players present there and told them that the ball had hit the pad and not the bat. Rishabh Pant in the dressing room explaining it wasn’t a bat. pic.twitter.com/7uv5MHd8QS — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 3, 2024 Talking about Team India’s run chase, Ajaz Patel has taken 5 wickets. Rishabh Pant scored a half-century in 48 balls. New Zealand had scored 235 runs in the first innings, in response to which India scored 263 runs. India had a lead of 28 runs after the first innings. At the same time, New Zealand scored 174 runs in the second innings and had set a target of 147 runs for India.
“He is a batsman like Viru”, why did this former cricketer say this about Rishabh Pant?
Rishabh Pant is a batsman like Veeru (Virender Sehwag) – Aakash Chopra Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: The third Test between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where at present the position of Team India looks very strong. By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in its second innings and its total lead was 143 runs. Whereas he has only one wicket left in his hand. Earlier, India scored 263 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. On behalf of the team, Shubhman Gill played an inning of 90 runs, while wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. His innings has been highly praised by former cricketer and current commentator Akash Chopra. During a conversation on Color Cineplex, Aakash Chopra said about Rishabh Pant’s approach and his aggressive innings against Ajaz Patel, no matter how many left-arm spinners come, Rishabh Pant will keep playing like this. It would be rare for a left-arm spinner to come in front of him and not get hit. It is possible that he may not get a hit in one innings, but he will definitely get a hit in the next innings. The way he started today and the way he played, I am not surprised at all. He is a batsman like Viru- Aakash Chopra He further said that, he is a batsman like Viru (Virender Sehwag). Viru used to say that only a batsman turns an off-spinner into a bowler. He (Pant) feels that a batsman makes a left-arm spinner a bowler. If a left-arm spinner is bowling, it doesn’t matter what the pitch is like and how big the ground is, he has to hit the ball into the stands. The specialty of Rishabh Pant is that a fielder can be placed on the boundary, everyone knows that he will come forward on the track and hit a six, but he still does it and hits the balls into the stands. There are very few players, especially in Test cricket, who challenge the fielders in the deep. Veeru was the first Indian to do this and now Rishabh is at number two.
Rishabh Pant created a stir, became the first player in the world to do so in the history of Test cricket.
Rishabh Pant has hit 66 sixes so far in Test cricket. Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: In the third and last Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, Indian batsman Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly and made some more records in his name. Pant not only became the fastest Indian to score a half-century in Test cricket against the Kiwi team, he also achieved a feat in the history of Test cricket which no one has been able to do till date. Rishabh Pant came to bat at a time when the team was in trouble after losing four wickets for 84 runs. Pant, who became India’s troubleshooter in those difficult times, scored his 13th Test half-century. In this match, he completed his fifty in 36 balls and created a new record. This is the fastest half-century by any Indian against New Zealand. Indian who scored the fastest half century against New Zealand- Rishabh Pant- 36Yashasvi Jaiswal- 41Harbhajan Singh-42Sarfaraz Khan- 42 Rishabh Pant made this unique record in his name By hitting two sixes in this innings, Rishabh Pant achieved a feat which no one has been able to do till date. With this, Pant has hit 66 sixes in Test cricket, which is more than the number of innings played by him (65). Rishabh Pant has played 38 test matches so far, in which he has got a chance to bat 65 times. He is the only batsman in the list of batsmen who have played at least 50 innings whose sixes are more than his innings. Pant was out in the first innings against New Zealand after scoring 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. With this, he has become India’s number-1 batsman in the history of Test cricket as a wicketkeeper who has played the most number of innings of more than 50 runs with a strike rate of more than 100. In this list, he has left behind former captain MS Dhoni. Whereas in world cricket, now only Adam Gilchrist is ahead of Pant. Most 50+ scores by a wicketkeeper with 100+ strike rate in Tests 8 – Adam Gilchrist 5 – Rishabh Pant* 4 – MS Dhoni 4 – Jonny Bairstow 4 – Sarfaraz Ahmed 3 – Quinton de Kock 3 – Niroshan Dickwella 3 – Matt Pryor
Aakash Chopra supports Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in this IPL team
There is a lot of discussion about Rishabh Pant’s participation in the auction. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction, all the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players, the last date of which is October 31. According to the new guidelines issued by BCCI, a franchise can retain a maximum of 6 players including uncapped players. Meanwhile, many players are involved in the auction race, but the name of players like Rishabh Pant is also in discussion. Pant has led Delhi in 43 matches. He also took command of the team in IPL 2024. Pant made a spectacular comeback last season after recovering from a car accident. Now amid the news of Pant joining the auction, former cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that he should go to RCB as captain. He said that most franchises can spend big money for a flamboyant cricketer. If his name comes in the auction, a lot of money will be spent: Aakash Chopra Chopra said on his YouTube channel, it is heard that Rishabh Pant may be available in the auction. But many people say that his figures in T20 are not that good, he has had only one successful season in IPL and apart from that he has not scored much runs either. I can give you in writing that if his name comes in the auction, a huge amount will be spent. He further said that, RCB needs a keeper, a batsman and maybe a captain. Punjab will be in need because they will have no one. Delhi will need it, RTM card will be available. KKR also needs him. What about CSK, they need. If Ishan Kishan is left out, Mumbai will also need him. Let us tell you that the last season was good for Rishabh Pant, who returned after a two-year long injury. He scored 446 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.40. After this strong performance, he directly joined the Indian team and played in the T20 World Cup 2024.
