Captain of Delhi Capitals Axar Patel he received kindly and funny to it Rishabh Pant after the star wicketkeeper-batter completed a sensational return to the franchise in a blockbuster IPL commercial.The deal saw Rishabh Pant quit Lucknow Super Giants and rejoin his original IPL club, Delhi Capitals, for Rs 15 crore, while the India spinner. Kuldeep Yadav moved the other side to LSG for Rs 13.5 crore.Following the high-profile trade, Delhi Capitals shared a video on social media where Axar Patel revealed his first conversation with Pant after the deal. According to Axar, Pant tried calling him repeatedly to explain the matter, but the DC chief initially missed the calls as he was busy with his son.When Axar called again, an excited Pant immediately confirmed the move, saying, “Confirm ho gaya bhai, main wapas aa raha hoon” (Confirmed, brother, I’m back). Axar then revealed that there was one idea he wanted to share with Pant but he couldn’t say it on the phone call. In the video, he humorously welcomes Pant with a famous Hindi proverb:“Subah ka bhula agar shaam ko ghar wapas aa jaye toh use bhula nahi kehte.”(If a person who goes astray in the morning returns home in the evening, he is not considered lost.)Pant was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for a record breaking Rs 27 crore in the previous auction. However, after a mixed campaign and changes in team strategy, all the franchises have agreed to a direct exchange before the IPL 2027 season. In his first stint with the Delhi Capitals from 2016 to 2024, Pant scored 3,284 runs in nine seasons, making him the all-time leading run-getter and one of the all-time favorite players. In two seasons with Lucknow Super Giants, Pant scored 581 runs in his two seasons (2025-2026). Rishabh Pant led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to 10 wins and 18 losses in 28 matches as captain, finishing with a 35.71% win rate.
