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IPL 2022 retention Highlights: Ben Stokes, KL Rahul released; KKR back all-rounders
IPL 2022 retention Highlights: The rules mention that the existing eight franchises can retain a maximum of four players from their current squad.
IPL 2022 retention Highlights: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni as expected have been retained by their respective franchise, while Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Ben Stokes are some notable omissions. While it was obvious that David Warner won't be a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad's plans in future after the fallout, retaining two uncapped Indian players in the form of Abdul Samad and Umran Malik comes as a surprise. Mumbai Indians have shown faith on their big man Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav. In the next edition, a total of ten teams will take part in the league, with Lucknow and Ahmedabad being the two new franchises. As per the retention rules of BCCI, franchises will be charged ₹16 crore for the first player they retain, ₹12 crore for the second player, ₹8 crore for the third player and ₹6 crore for the fourth player. The salary purse for all the teams is set at ₹90 crore. ...Read More
Catch the Highlights of the IPL 2022 retention:
Here are the retentions:
CSK: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad
KKR: Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine
SRH: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik
MI: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard
RCB: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj
DC: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje
RR: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal
PBKS: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh
Robin Uthappa on Ben Stokes' omission
“Must have been a difficult call. Ben has been an integral part, must have been challenging. But considering his mental health, travel all could have taken into the account.” - Robin Uthappa on Ben Stokes' omission
Rajasthan Royals names their retentions
Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal have been retained by the Rajasthan Royals.
‘Venkatesh Iyer offers two role’
“Venkatesh Iyer offers two role, whereas Shubman Gill offers one.” - Uthappa as KKR rely on all-round strength during IPL 2022 retentions.
KKR remaining purse value
The remaining purse value of KKR is ₹48 crores.
Venkatesh Iyer retained by KKR
KKR retain Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, and Sunil Narine.
Notable absentees
Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan left out by DC during retentions.
Pant, Axar, Shaw and Nortje retained by DC
Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw and Anrich Nortje are the four players retained by Delhi Capitals.
'Jadeja is a future leader'
"Ravindra Jadeja is a future leader, when MS Dhoni decides to step down." - Robin Uthappa
CSK bowling coach L Balaji on retentions
“Very hard to replace someone having Ravindra Jadeja caliber. Moeen contributes to both department, which is ideal for us.” - CSK bowling coach L Balaji
CSK name four retentions
Chennai Super Kings retain Ravindra Jadeja (16 crore), MS Dhoni (12 crore), Moeen Ali (8 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 crore)
India's latest pace sensation Umran Malik after retention
“I'm happy that SRH retained me. They gave me an opportunity when I was a net bowler and because of that I was a net bowler during the T20 World Cup and at the moment I'm playing with India A.”
Rashid Khan not retained
SRH's remaining purse value stands at ₹68 as the franchise release Rashid Khan.
SRH name their retentions
SRH retain Kane Williamson (14 crore), Abdul Samad (4 crore), Umran Malik (4 crore)
Why KL Rahul was not retained?
Punjab Kings coach Anil Kumble confirms that they tried to retain KL Rahul but the Indian star batter decided to go for the auction.
Punjab Kings release KL Rahul
Punjab Kings have retained two players - Mayank Agarwal (14 crore) and Arshdeep Singh (4 crore)
‘Hopefully the four of us can form a good core’
“Hopefully the four of us can form a good core and build a team around us” - Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.
MI remaining purse value
Rohit Sharma (16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (8 crore), Kieron Pollard (6 crore). The remaining purse value of MI is 48 crores.
MI retain four players
Mumbai Indians retain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard.
RCB's retentions
'I'll be there for RCB with my heart and soul'
“I'll be there for RCB with my heart and soul” - Former captain Virat Kohli
RCB remaining purse value
The remaining purse value of RCB is ₹57 crore.
RCB retain Kohli, Maxwell, Siraj
RCB retain Virat Kohli (15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (11 crore), Mohammad Siraj (7 crore).
Loved the opportunity to represent this team - Roy
Meanwhile, it seems like star England batter Jason Roy has also not been retained by SRH. The cricketer, just like his England teammate Jonny Bairstow, dropped a comment on the team’s Instagram post. He wrote: "Loved the opportunity to represent this team. Thanks for the support for the short amount of time I was there.”
SRH release Rashid Khan: Report
As per a report on ESPNCricinfo, the Hyderabad franchise have not retained their star spinner Rashid Khan.
