IPL 2023 Auction, Retained, Released, Traded Players: Kane Williamson, Mayank Agarwal released — Highlights
KKR release Alex Hales too
Along with Cummins and Billings, no Hales for KKR in IPL 2023 either.
Punjab Kings release Mayank Agarwal
And the other big bombshell that was expected - captain Mayank Agarwal has been released by PBKS. Shikhar Dhawan will be leading them next season, it was announced earlier.
SRH are one team who will be in search of a new captain. Could they go for Mayank in the auction?
PBKS Released Players - Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee
Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran released by SRH
Biggest news of the deadline day so far! Sunrisers Hyderabad have released Williamson and Pooran. Which means new leadership for them in IPL 2023.
Jason Roy released by GT
Gujarat Titans have released Jason Roy. He is one of only three players - also including Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz - to be released by the defending champions. Ferguson's 10 crore would be the biggest sale they would have made ahead of the IPL 2023 auction.
IPL 2023: Pre-retention deadline trades
With 15 minutes to deadline, here's summing up what has happened so far:
- Shardul Thakur moves from DC to KKR, Aman Khan moves in opposite direction.
- Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz move from GT to KKR.
- Pat Cummins and Sam Billings have opted out of IPL 2023, making KKR even more affected ahead of the retention deadline.
- Jason Behrendorff moves from RCB to MI
- Kieron Pollard announces retirement
A lot more could be revealed in the next hour. Kane Williamson, Mayank Agarwal some big names on the released radar. To be confirmed soon...
KKR set to be richer by INR 7.5 crore by releasing Mavi
KKR are set to release Shivam Mavi, Mohammad Nabi and Chamika Karunaratne, reports ESPNCricinfo. Mavi, at INR 7.5 crore, being offloaded is set to give KKR a lot of bargaining power in the IPL 2023 auction.
100 minutes till retention deadline
Tributes for Pollard's 13-year career for MI:
The retention deadline is at 5 pm, in another 100 minutes.
Kieron Pollard retires
Big 11th hour news! Kieron Pollard has retired from playing for Mumbai Indians.
A one-club man, adorning the Blue and Gold, Pollard signed in 2010 for Mumbai Indians and has since become one of the greatest players of this generation, picking up 5 IPL and 2 champions league trophies with Mumbai Indians.
Retention Deadline Day
Just a few hours to go before 10 IPL teams need to submit their list of retained players.
IPL 2023 Retention Deadline: 5 PM.
IPL Retention Announcement: On Star Sports from 8 PM.
Pat Cummins announces he will skip IPL 2023
KKR have brought in Shardul Thakur as the pace bowling all-rounder in their side as Cummins's replacement.