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Rishabh Pant will keep playing for Delhi despite base shift: DDCA
Rishabh Pant will continue to represent Delhi in domestic cricket despite his intention to shift his base to Uttarakhand, DDCA Director Shyam Sunder Sharma told Sports Now. Pant, who was born in…
Rishabh Pant will continue to represent Delhi in domestic cricket despite his intention to shift his base to Uttarakhand, DDCA Director Shyam Sunder Sharma told Sports Now. Pant, who was born in Uttarakhand, posted on X on August 8 asking Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for help acquiring land, saying he had been trying for three years to buy property in the state.
Sharma said Pant will definitely play for Delhi and that no change is under discussion. He added that the Uttarakhand government should proactively donate 40-50 acres to Pant, similar to what Haryana gave Virender Sehwag. Pant made his first-class debut for Delhi in 2015, captained them to the Ranji Trophy final, and played for Delhi Capitals in the IPL until 2024. He moves to Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2025-26 and returns to Delhi Capitals from 2027.
Sharma also said if Pant wants to play for Uttarakhand it would be a good step but would be Delhi's loss. No official response from Dhami's office has been reported.
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Pant’s request is not the first time a star cricketer has sought state help to buy land. Virender Sehwag received 50 acres in Haryana's Jhajjar district in 2017, while MS Dhoni got 10 acres in Jharkhand's Ranchi in 2015. Both players built academies on that land. The difference is that Sehwag and Dhoni were already residing in those states, whereas Pant still plays for Delhi's Ranji side. Uttarakhand does not have a first-class cricket team that competes in the Ranji Trophy, so Pant would need the BCCI to grant an NOC to switch state associations. The BCCI’s residency rule requires a player to live in a state for at least two years before representing it in domestic cricket. Pant has business interests in Uttarakhand, his restaurant chain in Rishikesh and Dehradun, but he has not yet shifted his formal residence. The CM’s office has not responded publicly. Watch for whether the Uttarakhand government offers land after the state assembly elections due in 2027.
Source: timesnownews.com
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