Rishabh Pant wants to move back home, seeks Uttarakhand CM's help

Rishabh Pant publicly appealed to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday (August 8, 2026) for assistance in acquiring land in the State, saying he wishes to shift his base from Delhi and build his first house in his native Uttarakhand.

In two posts on X addressed to Mr. Dhami, the wicketkeeper-batter said he had been trying for three years to find suitable land to relocate from Delhi but had been unable to secure anything “facilitating and big” to live in. He said he also awaited land he claims he was promised while promoting the State in the past. The posts, written directly by Pant, were riddled with spelling errors.

“I have been trying to buy land to shift my base from Delhi to Uttrakhand and I couldn’t find anything facilitating and big to live here I love my Uttrakhand,” Pant wrote, adding that he wanted “to move back to my native place to help and built around Uttarakhand” and return to his “Pahadi people”.