The Indian Premier League (IPL) player retentions was completed on Tuesday with eight teams retaining as many as 27 players ahead of the 2022 IPL auction.
Four teams – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals – retained four players each while Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad opted for three retentions.
Punjab Kings opted for two retentions, which leaves it with the highest salary purse of 72 crore for the auction which will see a maximum salary cap of Rs. 90 crore.
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The two new franchises – Ahmedabad and Lucknow – will have the option to draft in a maximum of three players (two Indians and one overseas) – ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. The deadline for the same is set from December 1 to 25.
Here’s a look at the team-wise retentions and remaining auction purse for each franchise
Team Purse Remaining Players Retained
Punjab Kings 72 crore 2
Sunrisers Hyderabad 68 crore 3
Rajasthan Royals 62 crore 3
Royal Challengers Bangalore 57 crore 3
Chennai Super Kings 48 crore 4
Kolkata Knight Riders 48 crore 4
Mumbai Indians 48 crore 4
Delhi Capitals 47.5 crore 4
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Chennai Super Kings
Player 1: Ravindra Jadeja – Rs. 16 crore
Player 2: MS Dhoni – Rs. 12 crore
Player 3: Moeen Ali – Rs 8 crore
Player 4: Ruturaj Gaikwad – Rs 6 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 42 crore
Delhi Capitals
Player 1: Rishabh Pant – Rs. 16 crore
Player 2: Axar Patel – (Rs 9 crore, 12 crore deducted from purse)
Player 3: Prithvi Shaw – (7.5 crore, 8 crore deducted from purse)
Player 4: Anrich Nortje – (6.5 crore)
Retention Deduction: Rs 42.5 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Player 1: Andre Russell – Rs. 12 crore (16 crore deducted from purse)
Player 2: Varun Chakaravarthy – Rs. 8 crore (12 crore deducted from purse)
Player 3: Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 8 crore
Player 4: Sunil Narine – Rs 6 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 42 crore
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Mumbai Indians
Player 1: Rohit Sharma – Rs. 16 crore
Player 2: Jasprit Bumrah – Rs. 12 crore
Player 3: Suryakumar Yadav – Rs. 8 crore
Player 4: Kieron Pollard – Rs 6 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 42 crore
Punjab Kings
Player 1: Mayank Agarwal – Rs. 12 crore (14 crore deducted from purse)
Player 2: Arshdeep Singh – Rs. 4 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 18 crore
Rajasthan Royals
Player 1: Sanju Samson – Rs. 14 crore
Player 2: Jos Buttler – Rs. 10 crore
Player 3: Umran Malik – Rs 4 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 28 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Player 1: Virat Kohli – Rs. 15 crore
Player 2: Glenn Maxwell – Rs. 11 crore
Player 3: Mohammed Siraj – Rs. 7 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 33 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Player 1: Kane Williamson – Rs. 14 crore
Player 2: Abdul Samad – Rs. 4 crore
Player 3: Umran Malik – Rs 4 crore
Retention Deduction: Rs 22 crore
