IPL retentions: Startling calls, tough negotiations and a surprising surplus

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Key Retentions and Release

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Retained six players, with a surprise surplus of INR 12 crore
  • Outsider: Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer

Delhi Capitals

  • Released Rishabh Pant
  • Retain the Right To Match (RTM) options for Pant

Mumbai Indians

  • Retained Tilak Varma over Ishan Kishan
  • Chose not to opt for a sixth retention, maintaining flexibility for the auction
  • Named Hardik Pandya as captain for the season

Notable Releases

  • Shreyas Iyer
  • Ishan Kishan
  • Rishabh Pant
  • Jos Buttler
  • KL Rahul
  • Devon Conway
  • Rachin Ravindra
  • David Warner
  • Mohammed Shami
  • David Miller
  • Phil Salt
  • Mitchell Starc
  • Venkatesh Iyer
  • Marcus Stoinis
  • Quinton de Kock
  • Krunal Pandya
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Washington Sundar
  • Yuzvendra Chahal
  • Trent Boult
  • R Ashwin
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Faf du Plessis
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Sam Curran
  • Liam Livingstone
  • Jonny Bairstow

Auction Purse Details

Team Auction Purse (INR)
PBKS 110.5 Crore
RCB 83 Crore
DC 73 Crore
LSG 69 Crore
GT 69 Crore
CSK 55 Crore
KKR 51 Crore
MI 45 Crore
SRH 45 Crore
RR 41 Crore

Total Retention Spend and Auction Purse

  • Total money spent on retentions: INR 558.5 Crore
  • Purse left for mega auction: INR 641.5 Crore


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