Several big names including Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Rilee Rossouw and Bhanuka Rajapaksa were released from their respective franchises on Sunday. Ahead of the IPL 2024 auction, all ten franchises have submitted the list of players as they start planning for the upcoming Indian Premier League. Let us take a look:
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) became the first team to announce their list of released players before the Indian Premier League 2024 auction. Amongst the big names, Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, and Kyle Jamieson have been released. In good news for CSK fans, their leader MS Dhoni is set to participate in IPL 2024.
CSK released players: Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Sisanda Magala. Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Ambati Rayudu
Retained players: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali. Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande. Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal
Remaining purse: Rs 31.4 Cr
Delhi Capitals
After having a torrid season in IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals released as many as 11 players from their camp including the likes of Rovman Powell, Philip Salt and Manish Pandey. As they look to overhaul, it’s still not clear whether Rishabh Pant will be back in a wicketkeeping role. But if he does, DC will have to go for some fast-bowling options having released most players.
DC released players: Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell. Manish Pandey. Philip Salt. Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya. Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg
DC retained players: Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner. Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav. Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marshm, Ishant Sharma. Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar.
Remaining Purse: Rs 28.95 Cr
Punjab Kings
In a surprising move, Punjab Kings have decided to let go of two power-hitters in Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shahrukh Khan. However, the good news is that, PBKS are not looking for an overhaul. Instead, they look to plug in two big gaps left by Shahrukh and Rajapaksa.
PBKS released players: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Baltej Dhanda, Raj Angad Bawa
PBKS retained players: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh
Remaining Purse: Rs 29.1 Cr
Rajasthan Royals
The inaugural winners of the Indian Premier League have made a surprising decision to release Jason Holder. The all-rounder did struggle at RR last season. With Joe Root opting out of IPL 2024, he too has been released. Among other big names is Obed McCoy. Avesh Khan will likely take McCoy’s spot.
RR released players: Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Jason Holder. Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav. Obed McCoy, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, KM Asif
Retained Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan (Traded from LSG).
Remaining purse: Rs 14.5 Cr.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
After shelling heavy bucks on Harry Brook, SRH have decided to let go of the star English batter ahead of IPL 2024 auction. As a result, SRH have a decent purse of INR 34 crore heading to the IPL auction. Adil Rashid is the other player who is on the release list.
SRH released players: Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid.
SRH retained players: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Traded Shahbaz Ahamad (From RCB)
Remaining Purse: Rs 34 Cr
Kolkata Knight Riders:
The two-time IPL champions, KKR have decided to release as many as 12 players from the roster. Among big names, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, and Lockie Ferguson will free up the purse. Both Bangladeshi star Litton Das and Shakib al Hasan are also out of the roster.
KKR released players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das. Aarya Desai, David Wiese. Shardul Thakur, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee. Johnson Charles
KKR retained players: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma. Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Remaining Purse: 32.7 Cr
Lucknow Super Giants:
Lucknow Super Giants managed to make it into the playoff in IPL 2023 but once again fell short in its attempt to get the trophy. LSG have been one of the most dominant sides in the last two editions of the cash-rich league. But ahead of the IPL 2024 Auction, LSG have decided to go for a mini-overhaul of their pace attack.
LSG released players: Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh. Daniel Sams. Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair
LSG retained players: KL Rahul (C), Quinton De Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (From RR), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen Ul Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan.
Remaining Purse: Rs 13.9 Cr
Gujarat Titans:
Quashing all the rumours, Gujarat Titans managed to hold on to their skipper Hardik Pandya for IPL 2024 for now. With the trade window open until Dec 12, Hardik may still leave. However, GT have released the likes of Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph and Yash Dayal.
GT released players: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka
GT retained players: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya (C), Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia. Mohammed Shami. Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore. Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.
Remaining purse: Rs 13.85 Cr
Mumbai Indians:
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians announced their list of retentions and released players. On expected lines, MI have released the express pacer Jofra Archer as he continues to struggle with injuries. The two Australian pacers Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith are also out apart from Chris Jordan.
MI released players: Mohd. Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier.
MI retained players: Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cameron Green, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (from LSG).
Remaining purse: Rs 15.25 Cr
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
In a very bold move, Royal Challengers Bangalore have released the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel. While Hasaranga is struggling with injury and could be unavailable for IPL, it’s still not sure why Hazlewood was let go. As for Harshal Patel, he did struggle with form last season.
But there is no clarity on why Michael Bracewell and David Wiley are also out.
RCB Retained Players: Faf Du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (From SRH), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Akash Deep. Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar.
RCB Released Players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav.
Remaining Purse: Rs 40.75 Cr
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