There was a time when Hardik Pandya was traded between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. At that time it was called the biggest trade in IPL history. Now Rishabh Pant is in the news, who can leave the deal of Rs 27 crore and join Delhi Capitals next season. According to media reports, Lucknow and Delhi franchises can trade Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav.

Actually, the news of this trade deal has come at a time when the owner of Delhi Capitals franchise is going to change from the next season. Let us tell you that Parth Jindal’s JSW Group will control the DC franchise in the year 2027 and 2028 seasons.

Revenge owner of Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals franchise is owned by GMR Group (Kiran Kumar Gandhi) and JSW Group (Parth Jindal). There is an agreement between the two parties, under which both the groups will take charge of the DC franchise for two years each. Since GMR Group was in control in 2025 and 2026, the owner of the Delhi Capitals franchise will change from 2027 and the Parth Jindal-led JSW Group will take control of the franchise in 2028 as well.

Big bet played on Rishabh Pant

There is news that Delhi Capitals can add Rishabh Pant for Rs 15 crore, whereas he used to get Rs 27 crore from LSG. It is being told that Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants are busy finalizing the formalities of this trade deal. After this, the trade deal will be sent to BCCI for approval.

Rishabh Pant made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in the year 2016. He scored 3284 runs in 111 matches for Delhi in 9 seasons. But in the last two seasons for Lucknow Super Giants, Pant has scored only 581 runs in 28 matches.

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Sourav Ganguly was the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the first edition of IPL. He remained associated with this franchise till 2010, in 2011 and 2012 he became the captain of Pune Warriors India. This was his last edition of IPL as a player, after which he has played the role of mentor and director of cricket. Now he is going to become the head coach for the first time. Although he has coached in SA20, this will be the first time in IPL.

Will Ganguly be the head coach of DC in IPL 2027?

In the last edition, the head coach of Delhi Capitals was Hemang Badani, but the franchise is going to change its coach before the upcoming season. According to the report, Sourav Ganguly will be the new head coach of DC, while the franchise is going to appoint Yuvraj Singh as the batting coach.

Let us tell you that Sourav Ganguly was associated with Delhi Capitals for the first time in 2019, he became a mentor but after being appointed BCCI President, he had to leave this post. He was again associated with Delhi in 2023 as director and cricket.

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Rishabh Pant will also return

According to the report, Delhi Capitals is discussing a trade with Lucknow Super Giants to bring back Rishabh Pant. There is also news that if Pant returns to Delhi, his salary will be reduced from Rs 27 crore to around Rs 12 crore, which means his price will be around Rs 15 crore. In his place, Kuldeep Yadav can go from Delhi to Lucknow.

Delhi Capitals is one of those teams which has not won the IPL title even once. Before going to Lucknow, Rishabh Pant had captained Delhi. He played for DC from its first edition (2016) to 2024.

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Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a huge sum of Rs 27 crore, becoming the most expensive player in IPL history. However, his performance in two consecutive seasons was not as expected, nor could LSG do anything good under his captaincy. Now, not even a month has passed since the 19th season ended, the trade regarding Pant has started. He will return to Delhi Capitals, but he is going to suffer a huge loss in terms of salary.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Rishabh Pant is returning to Delhi Capitals through trade. According to the report, with Parth Jindal’s JSW taking over the reins of the franchise for the next 2 years, DC has started a trade with LSG. Under this, Pant will return to Delhi, who has played for Delhi for 9 seasons and has also captained it.

Kuldeep Yadav will go to LSG

According to the report, Rishabh Pant will come to DC in the trade deal while Kuldeep Yadav will go to LSG, this will be like a homecoming for both the players because in domestic, Kuldeep plays for Uttar Pradesh and Pant plays for Delhi. The biggest problem regarding Pant’s trade was his salary, it was difficult for any franchise to take him for Rs 27 crores. Even after returning to Delhi, Pant is going to suffer a huge loss in salary.

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What will be Rishabh Pant’s salary in IPL 2027?

According to the report, its exact information is not yet available, but it is believed that his salary will be a little more than half of the previous version. Cricbuzz quoted sources as saying that Rishabh Pant has agreed to a fee of around Rs 15 crore. Kuldeep Yadav’s fee in Lucknow Supergiants will remain only Rs 13.25 crore.

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It has also been said in the report that Delhi Capitals has also decided to change the leadership, after which the possibility of Rishabh Pant returning to the franchise as captain, who has already commanded this team, has increased.

Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is going to join the coaching staff of Delhi Capitals. The franchise will appoint Sourav Ganguly as the head coach. DC co-owner JSW is going to take control of the team for 2 years from IPL 2027. Let us tell you that DC is among those teams which have not won the Indian Premier League title even once.

This will be the first time that Yuvraj Singh will be a part of the coaching staff of any team in IPL. According to sources related to the league, he will become the batting coach of Delhi Capitals, who has helped in preparing Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh at the personal level. According to the report, many franchises have liked Yuvi’s coaching style. The success of Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill has proved this. Yuvi would like to play an important role as a batting coach in helping Delhi Capitals win their first IPL title.

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What did the source say about Yuvraj Singh

According to the Times of India report, the source said, “Who wouldn’t want a veteran like Yuvraj Singh in the dugout? Ashish Nehra, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, who have played with him, have coached in the IPL. Yuvraj may be joining a little late. But he has spent a lot of time in grooming the young players and in this role.”

Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Akshar Patel, the journey of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 was not good, the team won 7 out of 14 matches and lost 7. Many decisions of head coach Hemang Badani were criticized.

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Yuvraj Singh’s cricket career

Yuvraj Singh played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20 International matches for India, in which he scored 1900, 8701 and 1177 runs respectively. He has 3 centuries to his name in Tests and 14 centuries in ODIs. Talking about IPL, from the first season till 2019, he played 132 matches for 6 different teams. In which 2750 runs were scored and 36 wickets were taken. In 2015, he played for Delhi Capitals, this season he scored 248 runs in 13 innings.

Rishabh Pant, IPL 2027: Rishabh Pant, who is playing the role of captain for Lucknow Super Giants, can once again become a part of Delhi Capitals in the next IPL i.e. 2027. Kuldeep Yadav can become a part of Lucknow in place of Pant. It was said in the reports that this exchange might have been done through trade. Pant can become a part of his old team again.

In the report of Times of India, there was talk about the exchange of Pant with Kuldeep Yadav. Let us tell you that Lucknow had bought Pant in the mega auction for 2025 for a price of Rs 27 crore. With this Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the tournament.

After buying for a huge amount, the franchise had also given the responsibility of captaincy to Pant. However, Pant could not perform as per his value in both batting and captaincy departments. In the 2025 season, he scored 269 runs for Lucknow. Then in the next season i.e. 2026, Pant scored 312 runs.

Pant left captaincy after 2026

Rishabh Pant had decided to step down from the captaincy after Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated from the playoff race in IPL 2026. The franchise had shared the information about Pant leaving the captaincy while sharing an official release. It was told that Pant had requested the franchise to remove him from the responsibility of captaincy and the team accepted it.

KL Rahul can become the captain of Delhi

Apart from the exchange, captaincy was also discussed in the report. It was told that wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul can be given the command of Delhi. After Pant’s departure, Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel was made the captain. Akshar’s captaincy appeared to be a complete failure.

The thing to note is that till now no official information has been revealed by the franchise regarding the exchange of Pant and Kuldeep.

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In the last league match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals (DC) performed brilliantly and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 40 runs. DC captain Axar Patel looked happy after ending the tournament with a win. He said that he is proud of the way the team performed in the last three matches.

After the win against KKR, Axar said, “I would say that the way we played in the last three matches, even when you knew things were not going well, I am very proud of the way the team fought. No one thought that we would just give up and think that we are already out.”

The Delhi Capitals captain further said, “First of all you have to accept your mistakes. Then you will realize what you have to do better. That is the positive thing that you have to take forward. If the result of just one match had been different, things could have been very different. I think the last time we played good cricket, it was just about one match. If that one match had gone in our favour, we would have been talking differently. Like we talked at the time of the toss. The moments of catching are very important, if this had happened then perhaps we would have been in a different position.

Talking about his captaincy, Akshar said, “I have learned that IPL is a tournament where you have to take care of everything. However, at the end of the day, if you are in a good state of mind, then only you can handle everything properly. If you are not in a good mood, you can take wrong decisions or get frustrated and do something else. I think it is very important to stay calm.”

Batting first on the Eden Gardens ground on Sunday, Delhi Capitals scored 203 runs on the scoreboard after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, KL Rahul played a strong inning of 60 runs in 30 balls, while Akshar Patel contributed 39 runs in 25 balls. However, while chasing the target of 204 runs, the entire KKR team failed to score 163 runs in 18.4 overs.

In the last i.e. 70th league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are on the field. Delhi, who came to bat first, put 203 runs on the board for 5 wickets in 20 overs. With this total, Delhi has included itself in a unique list in which earlier there were only 5 teams. The record is tied to the largest total.

Actually Delhi made a total of 200+, but there was no 50 run partnership for the team. Before today this had happened only 5 times. Now Delhi has accomplished this feat for the sixth time. However, Rahul definitely played the biggest innings of 60 runs for Delhi.

The biggest partnership for Delhi was 47 runs.

The biggest partnership for Delhi in the innings was between Sahil Parakh and KL Rahul for the second wicket. Both added 47 runs in 30 balls. This was the biggest partnership of the innings.

Highest total without a partnership of 50 runs in IPL

• 207/6 – Chennai Super Kings vs MI, Wankhede, 2026
• 206/8 – Punjab Kings vs DC, Jaipur, 2025
• 205/8 – Rajasthan Royals vs MI, Wankhede, 2026
• 203/5 – Delhi Capitals vs KKR, Kolkata, 2026*
• 201/8 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs RR, Guwahati, 2026
• 200/7 – Punjab Kings vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2024

Both teams out of playoff

Let us tell you that Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders are out of the race for the playoffs. Both the teams have been eliminated. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have qualified for the playoffs. Therefore, whichever team wins in Delhi and Kolkata, it will not make any difference to the playoffs. Let us tell you that even in the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, the teams of Delhi and Kolkata could not qualify for the playoffs.

Earlier in 2024, Kolkata had won the title under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. However, after winning the title, the franchise released the captain who won the trophy. At present Ajinkya Rahane is commanding the team. Under the captaincy of Rahane, the team has been eliminated in both the seasons.

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The playoff schedule of IPL 2026 is almost ready. Three teams have reached the playoffs and the fourth team will also appear in the next 2 days. But there is a tough battle going on to become the fourth team to go to the playoffs. Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders are the 4 teams who can still get a ticket for the playoffs.

The first qualifier match will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, because both these teams remained in the top-2 of the points table. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad, which is in third place, has reached the eliminator. Let us tell you that the playoff stage will start from 26th May and the final will be played on 31st May. There are only 3 matches left in the league stage, but what is the equation for that fourth spot and who has the easiest path to the playoffs? Understand the complete equation of playoffs here.

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals’ path to the playoffs is the easiest and most difficult. Rajasthan has to register only a win over Mumbai Indians on 24th May, even if it is by 1 run. RR team will get the playoff ticket just by defeating Mumbai, because then it will have 16 points. Among the four teams in the race for the playoffs, only Rajasthan can reach 16 points.

Rajasthan will not be out even if it loses to MI. In case of defeat, Rajasthan will have to hope that Lucknow Super Giants defeats Punjab Kings. Whereas Delhi Capitals should win over KKR but it should not be so big that its net run rate goes above Rajasthan.

punjab kings

The first task before Punjab Kings is to defeat Lucknow Super Giants by a big margin. After that Shreyas Iyer and his team will have to hope that Rajasthan Royals loses their last league stage match. Even this will not ensure Punjab’s place in the playoffs, because Punjab will also have to pray for Delhi Capitals’ victory over KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders will first have to register a big win against Delhi Capitals, which will take them to 15 points. Punjab can also reach 15 points by defeating Lucknow, but KKR will have to hope that if the points are equal, its net run rate is better than Punjab. Rajasthan Royals’ defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians will also be very important for Kolkata.

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Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals’ path to the playoffs is the toughest. By defeating Kolkata Knight Riders, they will get 14 points and it is very important for them to turn their poor net run rate of -0.871 into positive. After defeating Kolkata, Delhi Capitals will have to hope that Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings lose their last matches.

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Chennai Super Kings is officially out of IPL 2026. In the match held on Thursday, Gujarat Titans defeated CSK by a huge margin of 89 runs. GT has already qualified for the playoffs, now Shubman Gill and team have made a strong claim for the top-2. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad have qualified along with Gujarat. Now there is competition between 4 teams for the fourth spot.

There are 4 matches of the league stage left in IPL 2026, currently 3 teams have been confirmed for the playoffs and the hopes of Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are alive for the fourth spot. Know what is the equation for which team to reach the playoffs.

Rajasthan Royals

Of the four teams in the race for the playoffs, only Rajasthan Royals are there, whose fate is in their own hands. Rajasthan will directly reach the playoffs by winning their last match in the league stage, then they will have no interest in other matches. Rajasthan’s last match is with Mumbai Indians on Sunday. But if Rajasthan loses then they would need Delhi to beat Kolkata and Punjab Kings also to lose their last match. With this, DC and RR will have 14 points each, Rajasthan’s net run rate is still good.

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punjab kings

PBKS needs Rajasthan Royals to lose their last match, Delhi Capitals also to beat Kolkata Knight Riders. Due to this, Punjab will have 15 points and other teams will have less points. But if Kolkata also wins, then both will have 15 points each and the net run rate will decide who will go next.

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR needs Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings to lose their last matches. If Kolkata beats Delhi Capitals, Kolkata will reach the playoffs. But if Punjab Kings also wins, then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.

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Delhi Capitals

DC’s last league match is with Kolkata Knight Riders. Delhi should defeat KKR and Punjab and Rajasthan Royals should also lose their last matches. However, even then they would need to beat Kolkata by a big margin, because then Rajasthan and Delhi will have 14 points each, but Rajasthan is still far ahead in terms of net run rate. Therefore, with these equations, Delhi should defeat Kolkata by a big margin.

In the 65th match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets. After the victory in this match on Wednesday, KKR came to sixth place in the points table and the battle for the playoffs has become even more exciting. Now 5 matches of the league stage are left, the hopes of qualifying for 5 teams including Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings are alive and there is only 1 place.

In this match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first. Mumbai Indians had a bad start due to the lethal bowling of Saurabh Dubey and Cameron Green. In the form of Suryakumar Yadav, the team had suffered its fourth blow in the powerplay itself. MI had scored 147 runs in this rain-affected match. While chasing the target, Manish Pandey played an important inning of 45 runs, for which he received the POTM Award. Rovman Powell scored 40 runs in 30 balls. KKR won the match by 4 wickets with 7 balls remaining.

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR’s last match is with Delhi Capitals, winning which the team will reach 15 points. With this, for Kolkata to reach the playoffs, Punjab and Rajasthan Royals should lose their last matches, this will qualify Kolkata. Then it will not matter to them whether CSK wins or loses.

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Rajasthan Royals

RR’s last match is with Mumbai Indians, winning which the team will reach the playoffs. In this situation, Rajasthan will not make any difference to any team’s win or loss, because they will have 16 points. But if Rajasthan loses then they would need CSK, PBKS and KKR to lose their last match.

punjab kings

PBKS’s last match is with LSG, winning which the team will reach 15 points. Along with victory, they need Rajasthan and Kolkata to lose their last matches. If Kolkata also wins its last match, then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings

For CSK, reaching the playoffs will be nothing less than a miracle. Chennai needs to win its last match, with Rajasthan, Punjab and Kolkata losing their matches. In this situation, RR, CSK and DC will have 14 points each and then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals

DC can also reach 14 points by winning the last match, but this is not enough for them too. Along with a big win, they need Chennai, Punjab and Rajasthan also to lose their last match. In this situation, RR and DC will have 14 points each and then the team with better net run rate will qualify for the playoffs.

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Teams reaching playoff

Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the three teams that have confirmed their place in the playoffs, the battle for the fourth spot is going on. However, there is a fight between the teams that have reached the playoffs to remain in the top-2, because those two teams get 2 chances to go to the finals.