Gujarat Titans have solidified their commitment to skipper Hardik Pandya, dispelling intense speculations regarding his potential return to the Mumbai Indians. The franchise has not only retained 18 players, with Hardik at the forefront, but has also made strategic decisions to release eight players, noteworthy among them being Shivam Mavi and Alzarri Joseph.
Recent days witnessed a surge in rumors about Hardik's possible reunion with Mumbai Indians, the team where he kickstarted his IPL journey in 2015. From an untested player, Hardik evolved into a pivotal component of Mumbai's machinery, showcasing his prowess as a fast-bowling all-rounder. His contributions extended to earning a spot in the Indian cricket team across all formats, and he played a key role in Mumbai Indians' IPL triumphs in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
After being released by Mumbai ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions, Hardik assumed the captaincy of the Gujarat franchise. Under his leadership, the team clinched the title in their debut season in 2022, with Hardik himself earning the Player of the Match accolade in the final against Rajasthan Royals. In the subsequent season of 2023, Gujarat Titans reached the runners-up position.
While Hardik remains an integral part of Gujarat at present, it's essential to note that the IPL trade window remains open until December 12, just a week before the auctions scheduled in Dubai on December 19. Apart from Mavi and Joseph, Gujarat Titans have also released players such as KS Bharat, Odean Smith, and Dasun Shanaka.
GT Retained Players: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little and Mohit Sharma
GT Released Players: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph and Dasun Shanaka
IPL 2024 Retentions: Archer released by MI; Harshal, Hazlewood and Hasaranga let go of by RCB
England fast-bowler Jofra Archer has been released by Mumbai Indians on the last day of IPL 2024 retentions, while the bowling trio of Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga have been let go of by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
For Mumbai, captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani and Arjun Tendulkar will continue for the 2024 season.
The overseas contingent of Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Green will continue with the franchise for the 2024 seasons. In the run up to the retention deadline on Sunday, Mumbai Indians acquired Romario Shepherd via trade from Lucknow Super Giants.
Archer’s release by Mumbai doesn’t come as a surprise, as he made just five appearances across two seasons due to injuries. Apart from him, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Arshad Khan and Hrithik Shokeen have been released too.
The following players were also released as they came in as replacement players for IPL 2023 - Sandeep Warrier for Jasprit Bumrah; Chris Jordan for Jofra Archer; Riley Meredith for Jhye Richardson.
On the other hand, RCB have opened up space for recreating their bowling attack by letting go of Hazlewood, Harshal, Hasaranga, as well as David Willey and Michael Bracewell. They now have a purse of INR 40.75 crores for four overseas spots and three domestic spots, while Mumbai have a purse of INR 15.2 crores ahead of IPL auction happening on December 19 in Dubai.
MI Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cam Green, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (traded from LSG)
MI Released Players: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan and Sandeep Warrier
RCB Retained Players: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (traded from SRH), Vyshak Vijaykumar, 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 Manhas, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav and Shahbaz Ahmed (traded to SRH)
IPL 2024 Retentions: Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams released by Lucknow Super Giants
India’s left-arm fast-bowler Jaydev Unadkat and Australia’s left-arm pace all-rounder Daniel Sams have been released by Lucknow Super Giants. The franchise, though, has retained Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock and Mark Wood.
“LSG has built a strong foundation in the past two years and achieved good success. We want to take it to the next level by improving our squad constantly and that is what we will try to achieve in the auction,” said new head coach Justin Langer.
They had previously traded Romario Shepherd to Mumbai Indians, while bringing in Devdutt Padikkal via a trade from Rajasthan Royals, with Avesh Khan moving on to the Jaipur-based franchise. LSG had made it to the playoffs twice – in IPL 2022 and 2023 seasons.
“We have a settled and balanced squad of players who have performed well for us over the last two seasons, and we definitely wanted to retain that core going into IPL 2024 as well. It's always difficult to release players, and I want to say a big thank you to all of them – you will always be part of the Super Giants family and we wish you all the best going forward," said team owner Sanjiv Goenka.
LSG will be looking at strategic buys in the upcoming auction, to be held in Dubai on December 19, to complete a squad ahead of IPL 2024 season.
LSG Retained Players: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (traded from RR), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen Ul Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.
LSG Released Players: Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair, Romario Shepherd (Traded to MI) and Avesh Khan (Traded to RR)
IPL 2024 Retentions: KKR release Thakur and Ferguson; SRH let go of Brook and Tyagi
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders have retained the West Indies duo of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, while releasing 12 players, including India all-rounder Shardul Thakur and New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have let go of six players, including England batter Harry Brook and uncapped India pacer Kartik Tyagi. Ferguson played only three matches last season due to a hamstring injury, which was also the reason for Thakur missing a few matches in IPL 2023. Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee have also been released by KKR.
Brook, meanwhile, was released by SRH after being bought for a whopping INR 13.25 crores. But he couldn’t set the stage on fire in IPL 2023, making 190 runs in 11 matches, including a century.
Right-arm fast-bowler Tyagi wasn’t given much game time in the franchise, and has been let go of. SRH have also released Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid, Vivrant Sharma and Samarth Vyas. KKR now have a purse of INR 32.5 crore, while SRH have a remaining purse of INR 34 crore.
KKR Retained Players: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy. Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy
KKR Released Players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, David Wiese, Aarya Desai, N Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Johnson Charles
SRH Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed (traded from RCB), Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi
SRH Released Players: Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hosein and Adil Rashid
IPL 2024 Retentions: Rajasthan let go of Holder and McCoy; Punjab release Shahrukh and Rajapaksa
West Indies duo of Jason Holder and Obed McCoy have been let go of by Rajasthan Royals, while Sri Lanka’s left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa and uncapped India all-rounder Shahrukh Khan have been released by Punjab Kings on IPL 2024 Retentions Day.
Rajasthan has retained 12 Indians and five overseas players, and announced earlier this week that top order batter Devdutt Padikkal was traded to Lucknow Super Giants, with pacer Avesh Khan joining the franchise in exchange.
Captain Sanju Samson, Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, England's white ball skipper Jos Buttler, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, recent ODI winner Adam Zampa, West Indies' batter Shimron Hetmyer and capped Indian players Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sandeep Sharma and Kuldeep Sen have been retained by the franchise.
The team has also continued with exciting young all-rounder Riyan Parag along with the wicketkeeper-batter trio of South Africa's Donovan Ferreira, Uttar Pradesh's Dhruv Jurel and Rajasthan's Kunal Singh Rathore. Apart from Holder, McCoy, Joe Root (opted out earlier), Abdul Basith, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, M Ashwin, KC Cariappa and KM Asif are other released players. Rajasthan have now a purse of INR 14.5 crore, while Punjab’s remaining purse stands at INR 24.1 crore.
"We had a disappointing season earlier this year where we didn't truly execute as we should have, but given our performances as Runners Up in IPL 2022 where we were so close, we know that the squad we have is capable of bouncing back in our pursuit of competing for the title again.”
“We are excited to be retaining a strong core of players who we believe have the ability to win matches for the team. As a high performance outfit, our goal is to keep refining across various aspects and we have been able to identify the areas where we need to improve considering the different combinations required to win matches during the course of an IPL season."
"On the other hand, every year, this is also a difficult time as you have to let go of some of the players who have contributed immensely to the team and its environment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for everything they've done for the Royals, and wish them the very best for what's to come," said Kumar Sangakkara, Director of Cricket, RR.
On the Punjab Kings front, apart from Rajapaksa and Shahrukh, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda and Raj Angad Bawa have been released too. "It was very difficult to decide who to release and who not to. Finally, it came down to a situation where we have to release some players because we have some slots to release," said PBKS CEO Satish Menon on Star Sports.
RR Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Ravichandra Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan (traded from LSG), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Shimron Hetmyer and Donovan Ferreira
RR released Players: Devdutt Padikkal (traded to LSG), Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, M Ashwin, KC Cariappa and KM Asif
PBKS Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan, 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 and Shivam Singh
PBKS released players: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda, Raj Angad Bawa and Shahrukh Khan
IPL 2024 Retentions: Pant, Warner, Shaw, Axar retained; Powell, Sarfaraz, Rahman amongst 11 released by DC
Delhi Capitals have retained Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel and Mitchell Marsh amongst others on the IPL 2024 retentions day on Sunday. The franchise has released 11 players, including Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan and Mustafizur Rahman.
There had been some speculation over Shaw being retained by DC or not, especially after an unimpressive IPL 2023 with the bat. But he has been retained, while Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Aman Khan have been let go.
Amongst the high-profile players released by DC, Powell’s name stands out alongside Rahman and Rilee Rossouw. Ahead of next month’s IPL auction in Dubai, DC now have a purse of INR 28.95 crore. They have nine slots remaining in the team, five of them are overseas.
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 Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull and Mukesh Kumar.
Released Players: Rovman Powell, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Phil Salt, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg and Chetan Sakariya.
IPL 2024 Retentions: Stokes, Pretorius, Rayudu, Jamieson amongst eight players released by CSK
Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Ambati Rayudu and Kyle Jamieson are amongst the eight players to be released by Chennai Super Kings, with the IPL 2024 player retention deadline set to end at 5pm on Sunday.
Stokes, England’s Test captain, had opted out of IPL 2024 due to managing his workload and fitness. A series of injuries had limited his IPL 2023 participation to just two games, after being bought by the franchise for INR 16.25 crore.
Pretorius, the former South Africa all-rounder, didn’t get much game time in Chennai’s victorious IPL 2023 season. Rayudu had retired from IPL once Chennai beat Gujarat Titans, while Jamieson was unavailable for the 2023 season due to back injury.
Other players released by Chennai include South Africa pacer Sisanda Magala, who was also struggling with injuries in IPL 2023, as well as Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati and Akash Singh, who played a few matches for the franchise in their last IPL season.
Chennai now have a purse of INR 32.1 crore, and have six slots remaining in their team, three of which are overseas. They will now aim to fill the slots in the IPL mini-auction to be held on December 19 in Dubai.
