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Delhi Capitals’ co-owner Parth Jindal on Tuesday posted a heartfelt note on X, bidding farewell to former skipper Rishabh Pant and hoped that the player and the franchise could reunite somewhere down the line in the future.
“To Rishabh @RishabhPant17, you are and will always remain my younger brother – from the bottom of my heart I love you and I have tried everything to make sure you are happy and have treated you like my family. I am very sad to see you go and I am very emotional about it. You will always be in DC and I hope one day we can reunite. Thank you for everything Rishabh and remember that we will always love you – go well champ, the world is at your feet. Best wishes from all of us at @DelhiCapitals – other than when you play DC I will be cheering and hoping for the best for you!,” he wrote in the X post.
Pant replied to the post saying, “Thanku bhaiya the feeling is mutual. Means a lot.”
To Rishabh @RishabhPant17 you are and will always remain my younger brother – from the bottom of my heart I love you and I have tried everything to make sure you are happy and have treated you like my family. I am very sad to see you go and I am very emotional about it. You will…
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) November 26, 2024
Earlier, the wicketkeeper had posted a goodbye message for the DC franchise after he was bought for a mammoth price of Rs 27 crore by the Lucknow Super Giants. Even though, Delhi had tried to keep a hold of him with their Right To Match option but LSG were not to be denied.
.@DelhiCapitals 🙌#RP17 pic.twitter.com/DtMuJKrdIQ
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 26, 2024
“Goodbyes are never easy. The journey with Delhi Capitals has been nothing short of amazing…I’ve grown in ways I never imagined. I came here as a teenager and we grew together over the last nine years. “As I move on, I carry your love and support in my heart. I’ll look forward to entertain you whenever I take the field. Thank you for being my family and making this journey so special,” Pant had posted on X tagging Delhi Capitals.
The Capitals bought 19 players in the auction after retaining four including Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel. They bought back Jake Fraser-McGurk for Rs 9 crore and also added India batter KL Rahul to the squad for Rs 14 crore as one of their major signings.
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