Overview
- Multiple outlets report an agreement in principle between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants for a player‑plus‑cash trade that would send Rishabh Pant back to Delhi and Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow, and that formal documentation has been submitted to the IPL Governing Council/BCCI.
- Sources say Pant has agreed to a large salary reduction from his Rs 27 crore LSG contract to roughly Rs 15 crore to close the pay gap required for the swap and that Kuldeep would move on his existing Rs 13.25 crore deal.
- Pant stepped down as LSG captain after the 2026 season and is not understood to be seeking an immediate leadership role at Delhi, where management are discussing captaincy options including KL Rahul.
- The trade is linked in reports to wider Delhi changes under JSW’s involvement and to possible support‑staff moves such as Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly joining the franchise, with final staffing decisions still unresolved.
- The deal can only be formalised once the IPL trade window opens and after BCCI/ IPL Governing Council ratification, so fans should expect an official announcement only after regulatory clearance and completion of required formalities.