New Delhi, June 20 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant is all set to join Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) with a massive cut in salary of Rs 12 crore, sources confirmed to ANI.

Lucknow Super Giants are set to release Pant, who is expected to return to his former franchise, Delhi Capitals, in a trade worth Rs 15 crore (approx. US$1.5 million), after being bought by LSG for a record Rs 27 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.

The two franchises are currently completing the formalities of the deal and will require approval from the BCCI for final ratification.

Pant's move makes him the second high-profile player, after Ravindra Jadeja, to take a significant pay cut as part of an IPL trade.

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