After suffering a life-threatening road accident in 2022, Pant returned to action with the IPL 2024, playing for Delhi Capitals, and made his international return during the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup

"Pant's current IPL salary is INR 16 crore, but this figure is expected to go up based on the total player purse allowed to a franchise and the retention fee guidelines set by the BCCI," the report said. The two co-owners of DC, the GMR and JSW Groups, have also finalised a few more names, as far as the other retention calls are expected.

The report added that Delhi Capitals finalised their top retention choices following a recent meeting between Rishabh Pant and co-owner Parth Jindal in Mumbai.

Rishabh Pant is all set to be retained by the Delhi Capitals, putting to rest speculation about his future with the team as this case came up when the 26-year-old smashed a spectacular ton in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai.

There had been speculations about the possibility of Delhi Capitals releasing Rishabh Pant ahead of IPL 2025 auction.

The India wicketkeeper-batter currently draws Rs 16 crore and his fee is expected to go up keeping in mind the total purse allotted to franchises for the auction as well as the retention fee guidelines set by the BCCI.

Dive into the latest on future of Rishabh Pant with Delhi Capitals, exploring why the IPL franchise is set to retain their dynamic captain.

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Delhi Capitals named Rishabh Pant as the captain of the franchise in 2021 as part of a long-term plan and it seems the 2020 finalists are set to put that plan into motion by retaining him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.