IPL Retention LIVE Updates: RCB retain Mohammed Siraj, MI retain Suryakumar Yadav
Warner bids farewell to SRH on Instagram
“Thanks to all of you for your support over the years, up and downs, my family and I can’t stress enough how much we appreciated the love and passion you showed towards us and the team. Candice and I truly wish all the fans the very best for the future and hope whoever you wish to support the best. Love the Warner’s,”
Retained Players: What we know so far
The official announcement will be in 3 more hours. But here's what we know so far according to reports on some of the players who have been retained by the 8 IPL teams:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Surya Kumar Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj
PBKS: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh
RR: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashaswi Jaiswal
SRH: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik
PBKS retain Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal has been retained as first pick by Punjab Kings, according to Cricbuzz.
Mumbai Indians retain Suryakumar
Suryakumar Yadav has been retained by Mumbai Indians alongside Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Kieron Pollard, according to Cricbuzz.
SRH bid farewell to Warner, RCB retain Siraj
RCB have added Mohammed Siraj to their retention list, alongside Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell, according to ESPNCricinfo.
Bairstow and Warner not retained by SRH, according to ANI.
Shreyas Iyer set to enter mega-auction pool
Shreyas Iyer became the first Indian to score a century & fifty on Test debut last week. DC look set to release him with their retained quartet being Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje according to reports. There's intense speculation of Iyer going to RCB, while him going to MI will also provide a great script of a hero's homecoming.
IPL 2020 Retention Deadline approaches
The BCCI has advised the franchises to submit the list of retentions by 4pm, although the deadline is 5pm, Tuesday (November 30), so that the broadcaster can shoot the programme by 5. The broadcast is at 9.30 pm. So, the decisions seem to have been already. Now the only wait is for the official announcements.
Why players like Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya might opt to be released
Since teams have to mention the order of retention and the salary players will get is dependant on that, some players know their market worth is much higher and are opting out of franchises where they have great history or rapport with.
Reports suggests SRH have opted for Williamson over Rashid Khan as their first pick, which is why the Afghan spinner is set to opt of of the retention list. Same for Hardik Pandya for MI, as MI will go for Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah as their first picks.
DC to retain captain Rishabh Pant
Delhi Capitals have decided that their four retentions would be Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel and Anrich Norte... decisions that fell into place once Shreyas Iyer made his plan clear to enter the auction, according to ESPNCricinfo.
Here's a look at how he was acquired 5 years ago:
Reports: Chahal headed out of RCB
Yuzvendra Chahal, Virat Kohli's Man Friday at RCB, is headed for fresh pastures, according to Times of India. "RCB Wanted to retain Yuzi Chahal, but it is learnt that Both sides couldn't reach an Understanding," a report states.
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