Responding to a video on X where Sunil Gavaskar was talking about why Rishabh Pant left Delhi Capitals, the wicketkeeper batter said the reason he went back to the auction is nothing to do with the money.

On November 19, Star Sports posted a video of Gavaskar giving his opinion. India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter Pant ended the speculations by saying that "it wasn't about the money". "When KKR won last year (IPL 2024), Shreyas Iyer was the captain.

It came as a big surprise when Delhi Capitals (DC) did not retain Rishabh Pant ahead of the IPL auction. Pant being their captain and the most prolific performer will enter the auction as one of the hottest buys.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, in a surprising move, was not retained by Delhi Capitals ahead of the mega auction. Pant took to social media and said their split was not because of money.