Rishabh Pant Rejoins Delhi Capitals with Massive Rs 12 Crore Pay Cut
In a blockbuster player trade between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals (DC), Delhi has brought Pant back into their squad, while trading spinner Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow.
Following the conclusion of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Rishabh Pant, who had recently stepped down from the captaincy of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has now officially left the franchise. Rishabh Pant Rejoins Delhi Capitals with Massive Rs 12 Crore Pay Cut.
In a blockbuster player trade between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals (DC), Delhi has brought Pant back into their squad, while trading spinner Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow.
Pant, who was drawing a record-breaking salary of Rs 27 crore at Lucknow, has taken a massive pay cut of Rs 12 crore to join Delhi for a purse of Rs 15 crore. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav moves from Delhi Capitals to Lucknow Super Giants at his existing salary of Rs 13.50 crore.
When Pant initially stepped down from LSG’s captaincy, the franchise claimed it was his personal decision. However, emerging reports now suggest that the management allegedly put immense pressure on Pant, forcing him to resign from the leadership role.
After leading the Lucknow franchise for two seasons, Pant expressed his gratitude to the team in just three words following his exit. Reposting a farewell message shared by LSG, Pant simply wrote, “Thank you team.”
During his two-season stint with Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant played 28 matches, scoring 581 runs, which included one century and one half-century. Prior to his stint with LSG, Pant had a long-standing association with Delhi Capitals between 2016 and 2024, playing 111 matches across nine seasons and leading the side in 43 of them.
