India, June 19 -- Rishabh Pant is reportedly set to take a massive salary hit to facilitate a return to Delhi Capitals, with the wicketkeeper-batter expected to move back from Lucknow Super Giants in a proposed IPL trade involving Kuldeep Yadav, according to Cricbuzz.

The proposed deal, which is understood to be with the BCCI for approval, could see Pant's salary drop from INR 27 crore to around INR 15 crore. That means Pant is set to take an approximate pay cut of INR 12 crore, amounting to nearly 44.44% of his existing LSG contract.

The figure is significant because Pant's INR 27 crore deal had become one of the biggest hurdles in any possible trade. A salary of that size is difficult for most franchises to absorb in a player-swap arr...