New Delhi: Rishabh Pant shared a cryptic post on Instagram on Sunday, October 21 following India’s 8-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the 1st Test in Bengaluru. His post comes amid reports that the wicket-keeper batter’s future as captain of his franchise Delhi Capitals (DC) is uncertain ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
While Pant is reportedly set to be retained by the franchise, there are questions on whether he will be asked to continue as the team captain. The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batter is likely to be one of DC’s three retentions alongside Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the mega auction.
However, there is no confirmation on whether he will remain the captain. Recently a report in the Times of India suggested that Pant is likely to be asked to continue with the franchise only as a player and that the ball is in his court whether he wants to accept the offer. Amid uncertainty over his captaincy, Pant took to Instagram and wrote – “Sometimes it’s best to just be quiet and let God show people.”
Rishabh Pant’s Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/c1BdrTdaQe
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Pant’s recent tweet regarding the IPL 2025 mega auction reportedly left DC puzzled. The wicket-keeper batter put out a later night tweet earlier this month asking his fans whether he will be sold or not if he decides to head into the auction and how much money will he fetch as a player. As per Cricbuzz, DC management had no idea what Pant meant by his tweet.
