Pant returns to Delhi Capitals as Kuldeep heads for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL trade

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lucknow-super-giants/juEriKhI/"]Lucknow[/a] ‌had signed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pant-rishabh/KKYC7ObS/"]Pant[/a] for a ​tournament-record $3.21 million in the player auction ​before the 2025 season and put the wicketkeeper-batsman ⁠in charge ​of the squad.[/p][p]They finished at the bottom of the 10-team league, winning ‌just four of their 14 matches, prompting Pant to quit the captaincy.[/p][p]Following the trade, the 28-year-old will rejoin [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/delhi-capitals/tv8Qjdkq/"]Delhi[/a], a franchise he spent nine seasons with ‌including four as its ​captain, at a revised ‌fee of $1.58 million.[/p][p]Left-arm wrist-spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep[/a] spent five seasons with Delhi before his move to Lucknow.[/p][embed guid="70a2f8fa-8019-4e31-9964-62a2088328fc" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/2069329879552995654" social-type="twitter" /]