IPL 2023

With the 2023 IPL auction set to take place at Kochi on December 23, Green is poised to nominate for the lucrative league for the first time and could start a bidding war, given the hype surrounding him. Cummins himself has decided not to play in next year's IPL deciding instead to commit himself to next year's ODI World Cup in India and the Ashes in England.

Though England have never played a match at the venue in the course of the tournament, four of their squad members -- leg-spinner Adil Rashid, opener Alex Hales, fast-bowling all-rounder Chris Jordan and batter Phil Salt -- had the experience of playing a large number of matches at Adelaide Oval, thanks to their stints with Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL).

The 44-year-old had stepped down as the PBKS batting coach ahead of the IPL 2022 mega-auction earlier this year. He had joined the Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) back in 2019 and had previously worked with the side for three seasons. Meanwhile, the franchise also appointed former South African cricketer Charl Langeveldt as their new fast bowling coach.

Viswanathan told CSK TV that he was confident the team will "do well" in the upcoming edition with Dhoni leading the side.

The players who have been retained by the franchise from their last season's fifth place finish include Indian internationals Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, along with Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal and Lalit Yadav.

Hales joins compatriot Sam Billings and Australian Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins to miss the next season of IPL. "We respect @patcummins30, @sambillings and @AlexHales1 's decision of skipping next year's IPL due to personal reasons and national team commitments. All the best, guys! #KnightRidersFamily #AmiKKR," KKR said in a tweet. The 29-year-old pace bowler, who had a below-par showing in the ICC T20 World Cup at home with the defending champions not able to progress to the semifinals.