‘Rishabh Pant wanted to test the market’: Delhi Capitals head coach breaks silence on Pant’s departure | Cricket News – Times of India
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals' newly-appointed head coach Hemang Badani shared a contrasting view on Rishabh Pant's departure, differing from co-owner Parth Jindal's earlier claim that money wasn’t the primary factor during the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.The auction saw Pant break records, becoming the costliest player ever, as Lucknow Super Giants secured him for ?27 crore. Delhi Capitals tried to retain him using the Right to Match card at ?21 crore, but Lucknow outbid them."I think it's the other way around. He wanted not to be retained. He said he wanted to go to the auction and test the market. If you want to retain a player, both parties (the team and the player) have to agree on certain things. We tried talking to him, the...