Rishabh Pant traded back to Delhi Capitals from Lucknow Super Giants

Rishabh Pant will return to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2027 after completing a trade with Lucknow Super Giants. LSG will receive left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav in exchange. Pant's salary will drop from 27 crore to 15 crore under the new deal.

Left-arm pacer T. Natarajan is also returning to Sunrisers Hyderabad from Delhi Capitals. SRH will send leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari to Delhi in the swap. Natarajan's salary reduces from 10.75 crore to 5 crore while Ansari retains his existing 40 lakh package.

The IPL 2027 mini-auction is scheduled for December. All franchises must submit retention lists by November 15. The trade window closes one week before the auction.