India, March 24 -- Rishabh Pant has left the Delhi Capitals, but his strong bond with former franchise teammates remains intact, as clearly demonstrated during the toss on Monday. Pant joined Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL Auction for a record-breaking bid of INR 27 crore. The wicketkeeper batter has shifted his bases from Delhi to Lucknow, and in his first match of IPL 2025, he had to face his former team in Visakhapatnam.

After parting ways with Pant, Delhi named Axar Patel their new skipper, who shared a good bond with the star India wicketkeeper both on and off the field.

At the toss on Monday, Axar flipped the coin, but Pant guessed it wrong as Delhi Capitals' new captain opted to bowl first. However, Pant wanted to do the same as...