rishabh pant wanted auction never wanted to be retained hemang badani reveal

Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in the IPL auction. He has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. But before that he was the captain of Delhi Capitals till last year. Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals. Pant and team owner Parth Jindal had said that money had no role in this decision. However, the team’s head coach Hemang Badani has declared both of them liars.

In the Cric It With Badri podcast, Hemang Badri told Subramaniam Badrinath that Pant never wanted to be retained. Hemang said that he wanted to test the market by going to the auction. If you want to retain a player, both parties have to agree on some things. We tried to talk to him. Made many calls and messages.

Hemang also told that despite not being retained, Delhi wanted Pant in the team. That’s why they decided to use RTM for Pant even for the amount of Rs 21 crore.

Hemang said that, yes Delhi Capitals was interested in retaining him. He said that he wanted to go to the auction. He felt that he would get more money than the highest paid cricketer among retired players. He felt he was overpriced and the market felt the same. He got Rs 27 crore. It’s good for him. He is a good player, of course we will miss him but life goes on.