Rishabh Pant's record-breaking Rs 27 crore move to Lucknow Super Giants not only rewrote IPL history but also revealed behind-the-scenes drama, including Delhi Capitals' efforts to reconcile with their former captain during the auction frenzy.

Parth Jindal, the Delhi Capitals's co-owner, has revealed that star batter Rishabh Pant dreams of captaining the Indian cricket team. He made the revelation during an interview with ESPNcricinfo after the recently-concluded 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction.

While Delhi Capitals did not retain Rishabh Pant, Jindal and Co. went up till the Rs 20.75 crore mark to use the RTM for him before Lucknow Super Giants made a humongous lift to Rs 27 crore and snapped up the bid.

Delhi Capitals' co-owner on the "devastation" of losing out on Pant, their rationale in buying KL Rahul, and the plans for the season ahead

Parth Jindal admitted that Rishabh Pant's decision to leave Delhi Capitals was “devastating” for him but added that neither money nor captaincy was the issue.

Delhi Capitals (DC) co-owner Parth Jindal stated that the franchise's split with star India wicketkeeper-batter and marquee player Rishabh Pant was due to differences in "philosophies" regarding franchise management,

The batter, however, went on to become the costliest buy in the IPL history after being acquired by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for INR 27 crore ($3.21 million).