Rishabh Pant: ‘Revealed his desire to become an India captain…’: DC co-owner Parth Jindal talks about star wicketkeeper

Parth Jindal, co-owner of Delhi Capitals (DC), has announced the separation of the franchise with India’s star player, wicketkeeper and marquee player. rishabh pants This is due to a difference in the way we think about franchise management, and has nothing to do with financial issues. Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought him for a staggering Rs 270 crore during the IPL mega-auction held in Jeddah on Sunday.

Speaking to ESPNCricinfo about Rishabh’s departure, Parth said, “It was just a different philosophy of how he wanted to run the franchise and how we as owners wanted to run the franchise. That’s the cause. It has nothing to do with it.” Money was never an issue for Rishabh and I think the three of us (Kiran Grandi, Jindal and Pant) were on different wavelengths. At the end he answered the phone. We tried everything and eventually he decided it was time to move on. ”

Peirce admitted the breakup was “devastating” for him personally. “I love that boy like my own brother. At the end of the day he answered the phone. We did our best. He made a decision and we respect it. We have to,” he added.

Parth clarified that leadership was not a controversial issue leading to Pant’s departure, but the wicketkeeper-batsman has ambitions to captain India one day.

“We gave him some feedback on leadership. We suggested ways he could improve, but we were very clear about his ambitions. We gave him some feedback on where he could improve. He knows where he wants to go. He has made it abundantly clear that his dream and aspiration is to be the captain of India, and that starts with captaining the IPL team,” he concluded.

The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman is India’s all-format player and a live wire on the field. Known for his ability to perform in big moments in Test cricket, Pant has been equally solid in T20s. His T20I stats show 1,209 runs in 76 matches with an average of 23.25 and a strike rate of almost 128, but his overall T20 numbers are much more impressive, with 5,022 runs in 202 matches with an average of 23.25 and a strike rate of almost 128. 31.78 with a strike rate of over 145. Including the 2nd and 25th centuries.

Pant has played a key role for Delhi Capitals since 2016, scoring 3,284 runs in 110 matches at an average of 35.31. He was named team captain in 2021 and led DC to the playoffs that season.