India, June 23 -- After a brief and turbulent two-year stint with Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant is back where it all began. The wicketkeeper-batter has returned to Delhi Capitals, the franchise he represented for eight seasons and then captained.

The Indian Premier League officially announced the trade today wherein Pant returned to DC while DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved to LSG. According to the revised terms, Pant has taken a pay cut to facilitate the move, underlining that this reunion was about more than just money.

For Delhi Capitals, the appeal is obvious. Few players are as closely associated with a franchise as Pant is with DC. He arrived as a teenager in 2016, evolved into one of India's most destructive batters and eventu...