The most capped Delhi player, Pant, could switch bases for the first time since his league debut, as franchise owners are undecided on his retention. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giant captain (LSG) KL Rahul might leave the team and rejoin Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of the upcoming season. Pant returned to on-field cricket last year for the first time since suffering multiple injuries in a horrific road accident on New Year's Eve in 2022. After NCA cleared him to take the field, Pant returned to captain Delhi Capitals last year. Following a shallow start to the 17th edition, Pant was among the runs, finishing the tournament with 446 runs in 13 innings, averaging 40.55. However, despite his valiant efforts as a captain and batter, he failed to guide his team to a playoff finish, as they ended up sixth on the points table, with seven wins and as many losses.   With head coach Ricky Ponting also departing and considering the mega auction will take place ahead of the next season, DC's decision-makers are contemplating removing Pant from the captaincy and trading with a player at CSK. Meanwhile, being unclear about MS Dhoni's participation in the next edition, Pant's trade to the franchise could be a win-win situation for both the team and the batter. But, per a report in Dainik Jagran, Delhi Capitals Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly wishes to stick with Pant as a marquee player in the side going forward. Rahul to lead RCB KL Rahul has been a mainstay at LSG since the side's debut in 2022. But after what unfolded last year following the game against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), when owner Sanjeev Goenka publicly lashed out at his team's captain, the relationship between the two turned sour. Although Goenka did invite Rahul over dinner at his place to mend things perhaps up, things seemed to have gone too far by then. Considering the new season is approaching, Rahul is reportedly returning to RCB and replacing Faf du Plessis as the side's new captain. With Faf unlikely to get retained or picked at the auction table, given his age, although he remains fittest among many, Rahul's appointment as the new captain could help the owners build a team around him, aiming for the long-eluded IPL trophy.