The IPL 2025 retention rules is likely to be announced this week. A report in Indian Express said that the teams would be allowed to retain five players with nor Right To Match (RTM) option available.
There is a lot of intrigue on how the teams would retain their core. Even if five players are allowed to retain, it would mean that the franchises would have to let go of majority of the players.
In the midst of this, a post on social media went viral. The post said, ""Rishabh Pant approached RCB. Pant approached RCB through his manager earlier this week as he foresee a captaincy vacancy there but got declined by RCB's management.
Virat doesn't want Pant in RCB due to his Political Tactics in Indian team as well as in DC - RCB Source." But Rishabh Pant has come out and officially declared that this is fake news: "Fake news .