Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) retained 4 players each. Similarly, Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) went with 3 players each. Punjab Kings (PBKS), on the other hand, have retained only 2 players.
Now that the retentions are decided, teams will have a task to find the right balance by picking players in the mega auction, which is expected to begin later this month. Each franchise had a purse of INR 90 crore, but some amounts have been deducted after the retention process. On that note, let’s have a look at the budget each franchise has available for the upcoming mega auction:
Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 48 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retained Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 8 crore), Venkatesh Iyer (INR 8 crore), and Sunil Narine (INR 6 crore).
Rajasthan Royals – INR 62 crore
Rajasthan Royals (RR) retained Sanju Samson (INR 14 crore), Jos Buttler (INR 10 crore), and Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 4 crore).
Chennai Super Kings – INR 48 crore
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retained four players Ravindra Jadeja (INR 16 crore), MS Dhoni (INR 12 crore), Moeen Ali (INR 8 crore) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 6 crore).
Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 57 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retained Virat Kohli (INR 15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (INR 11 crore) and Mohammed Siraj (INR 7 crore).
Delhi Capitals – INR 47.5 crore
Delhi Capitals (DC) retained Rishabh Pant (INR 16 crore), Prithvi Shaw (INR 9 crore), Anrich Nortje (INR 7.5 crore) and Axar Patel (INR 6.5 crore).
Mumbai Indians – INR 48 crore
Mumbai Indians (MI) retained Rohit Sharma (INR 16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (INR 12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 8 crore), Kieron Pollard (INR 6 crore).
Punjab Kings – INR 72 crore
Punjab Kings only decided to retain two players in the form of Mayank Agarwal (INR 12 crore) and Arshdeep Singh (INR 4 crore).
Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 68 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) decided to retain Kane Williamson (INR 14 crore), Abdul Samad (INR 4 crore) and Umran Malik (INR 4 crore).
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