New Delhi: The frenzy for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League has started with a complete mix of shockers and surprises as ten franchises announced the list of players they have retained and released from the squad.
The biggest releases of the season came in the form of Kane Williamson being released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad, Dwayne Bravo from Chennai Super Kings, and Mayank Agarwal from Punjab Kings.
Here is the complete list of Retained and Releases for the upcoming season:
Gujarat Titans
And the 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐬 keep marching on… 💙💪#RetentionAnnouncement #AavaDe pic.twitter.com/FiRvi00aHO
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Hardik Pandya (capt), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad.
Released Players: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy, Varun Aaron.
Remaining in Purse: INR 19.25 Cr
Chennai Super Kings
Whistles. Roars. Anbuden🤩
Super Returns ⏳#WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/PPB5wjCEVE— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: MS Dhoni (capt), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathi.
Released Players: Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Adam Milne, Hari Nishaanth, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan.
Remaining in Purse: INR 20.45 Cr
Kolkata Knight Riders
The 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙭𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 as of 15/11/22 💜
⏭️ All eyes now on #IPLAuction…#IPLRetention #AmiKKR #GalaxyOfKnights pic.twitter.com/MaE4bfXpFd
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 15, 2022
Released Players: Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Aman Khan, Shivam Mavi, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karunaratne, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Sheldon Jackson
Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh.
Remaining in Purse: INR 19.5 Cr
Mumbai Indians
Locked & loaded for #IPL2023 🔒💪
Presenting our stars for the upcoming season ⭐💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/lyg8IOFwpT
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Rohit Sharma (capt), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal.
Released Players: Kieron Pollard, Anmolpreet Singh, Aryan Juyal, Basil Thampi, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Rahul Buddhi, Riley Meredith, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills
Remaining in Purse: INR 20.55 Cr
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Believe in the core!
12th Man Army, here are our 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 who will be a part of RCB’s #Classof2023!#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/aQCnh2K66E
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Faf du Plessis (capt), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep.
Released Players: Jason Behrendorff, Aneeshwar Gautam, Chama Milind, Luvnith Sisodia, Sherfane Rutherford.
Remaining in Purse: INR 8.75 Cr
Sunrisers Hyderabad
#OrangeArmy, here are the #Risers who will continue to be a part of our journey for #IPL2023 🧡 #SunRisersHyderabad pic.twitter.com/B3ExEz8bP3
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik.
Released Players: Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Jagadeesha Suchith, Priyam Garg, Ravikumar Samarth, Romario Shepherd, Saurabh Dubey, Sean Abbott, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Sushant Mishra, Vishnu Vinod.
Remaining in Purse: INR 42.25 Cr
Delhi Capitals
Presenting 👉🏼 The 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 for #IPL2023 🔥
We will head into the #IPLAuction in pursuit of more talent to accompany them 🤝🏻#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPLRetention pic.twitter.com/VDOSZflneG
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (Capt), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal
Released Players: Shardul Thakur, Tim Seifert, Ashwin Hebbar, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh.
Remaining in Purse: INR 19.45 Cr
Punjab Kings
𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐃 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣#SherSquad, which 🦁s should we go for at the #IPLAuction to complete #SaddaSquad? 🤔#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPLRetention pic.twitter.com/4d00DQQa7s
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar.
Released Players: Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee
Remaining in Purse: INR 32.2 Cr
Rajasthan Royals
How are we feeling, #RoyalsFamily? 😁💗 pic.twitter.com/qnspfeDYBG
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa.
Released Players: Anunay Singh, Corbin Bosch, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Karun Nair, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Shubham Garhwal, Tejas Baroka
Remaining in Purse: INR 13.2 Cr
Lucknow SuperGiants
Ready to soar in #IPL2023 🏏🕊️#SuperFam, ye rahe humare 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 jo agle saal #BhaukaalMachaDenge! 😎👊#IPLRetentions | #LucknowSuperGiants | #LSG | #AbApniBaariHai pic.twitter.com/35PPA60wOh
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) November 15, 2022
Retained Players: KL Rahul (capt), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.
Released Players: Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem.
Remaining in Purse: INR 23.35 Cr