Potential IPL Teams For Rishabh Pant In 2025

Rishabh Pant has been in sensational form since his return in the 17th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) for the Delhi-based franchise after being among the race of leading run-getters in the league. He continued his brilliant form in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which helped the Indian team end the title drought of 17 long years. His attacking gameplay and safe hands behind the stumps were praised by everyone after the marquee event. However, he might be seen switching to a new IPL franchise after the consistent failure of his current team.

The southpaw batter has been part of Delhi Capitals since the start of his IPL career in 2016, where he was bought at a whopping price of 1.90 Crores. Despite being a star batter for the Men in Blue in all formats, he failed to win a single trophy for them. Pant has played 111 matches for the Capitals, scoring 3,284 runs with 1 century and 18 half-centuries to his name.

The 2018 season was the best season for the Delhi-born batter, where he was the second-highest run-getter of the tournament. Under Rishabh Pant, the Delhi Capitals franchise qualified for the playoffs 3 times in 2019, 2020, and 2021, where in 2020 they finished the tournament as the runners-up. However, since then, they have failed to qualify for the playoffs in the last three editions of the Indian Premier League.

Irrespective of Pant’s critical injury, the franchise has backed the star player in IPL 2024 by retaining him at a huge price of 16 Crores. Nevertheless, Pant didn’t fail to perform in the 17th edition; he was the leading run-getter for the team with 446 runs in 13 games at an average of 40, with 3 half-centuries to his name. However, after the consistent failure of the team, he might be going to a new franchise in the upcoming season. Through this article, we are going to talk about the  potential IPL teams for the star Indian batter.

1. Chennai Super Kings:

The first name on this list will be Chennai Super Kings, as the wicket-keeper shares a good bond with the former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni, who might not be seen playing next season due to his growing age and injury. 

In the place of the veteran cricketer, the Chennai-based franchise needs a player who can replace MS Dhoni in wicket-keeping and captaincy, and no one is better than the southpaw batter who follows a similar style to the legendary Indian cricketer, whether it’s in attacking batting or giving suggestions to bowlers behind the stumps. He could be a great replacement for the former Indian cricketer. Although under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chennai is performing well, his international experience as a captain is less than the Delhi-born cricketer.

Talking about Ruturaj Gaikwad's stats as captain, the Yellow Army failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League when they lost a must-win game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore.

In the last 6 editions of the tournament, CSK have won just 1 title while reaching the playoffs only 1 time, which is a big concern for the franchise. Looking at the next edition, they will definitely try to change these horrible records by making a few changes to their team.

2. Lucknow Super Giants:

Another team that can opt for the star Indian cricketer is Lucknow Super Giants after a poor performance by KL and co in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, where they ended 7th on the table, finding just 7 wins out of 14 games. It was the third time LSG failed to win the trophy. However, in the previous 2 editions, they qualified for the playoffs, but in the last edition, they failed to do so, which is a major concern for the franchise owner.

Looking at the next edition, they might be looking for a new captain for the franchise after the rift between Sanjeev Goenka and skipper KL Rahul went viral when the team owner was looking unhappy with the team's performance.

The Lucknow-based franchise might go with Rishabh Pant in place of KL Rahul after his return to international cricket from injury. He would be the right person to take the team forward in the upcoming years due to his experience and jolly nature; he can motivate the young guns of the Giants to perform better.

Irrespective of that, it totally depends on Rishabh Pant and how he will perform in India’s upcoming busy test schedule for the ICC World Test Championships, where they will be seen playing against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia.