IPL 2022 Retentions: Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya Released

Based on player performances in the IPL 2021, there were a few surprises in the retention lists released by the existing IPL franchises on 30 November. In what were arguably the most shocking omissions ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and KL Rahul found themselves in the wilderness after their respective franchises decided to part company with the star players.

New Franchises Can Pick Three Each

The trio will now populate the pool of players that will be the source of the first three picks of the Ahmedabad and Lucknow franchises. The new IPL teams are allowed to pick one overseas and two domestic players each.

Agarwal Benefits from Rahul’s Omissionp>The biggest beneficiary of Punjab Kings’ decision to jettison KL Rahul is arguably Mayank Agarwal who became the franchise’s first retention for the princely sum of INR 14 crores. Punjab’s second choice at a cost of INR 4 crores was Arshdeep Singh.

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Some Predictable Picks

g>Meanwhile, there were some obvious choices in the retentions made by some franchises. Their respective teams predictably decided to retain Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja. Incidentally, CSK made Jadeja – at a price tag of INR 16 crores – their first pick ahead of Dhoni who was retained for INR 12 crores. Overseas players Jos Buttler, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Glenn Maxwell and Anrich Nortje featured on the ‘retained’ list. While Moeen Ali found favour over the likes of Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, and Dwayne Bravo at CSK, Kieron Pollard was the first choice overseas player for Mumbai Indians.

Name of franchise	No. of players retained	Names of players	Purse remaining (Rs. Cr)
Mumbai Indians	Four	Sharma, Bumrah, Yadav, Pollard	48
Chennai Super Kings	Four	Jadeja, Dhoni, Gaikwad, Moeen Ali	47.5
Delhi Capitals	Four	Pant, Axar Patel, Shaw, Nortje	48
Kolkata Knight Riders	Four	Russell, V Chakravarthy, V Iyer, Narine	48
Rajasthan Royals	Three	Samson, Buttler, Jaiswal	62
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Three	Kohli, Maxwell, Siraj	57
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Three	Williamson, Samad, Malik	68
Punjab Kings	Two	Agarwal, Arshdeep	72

 

Name of Player	Cost (Rs. Cr)
Sharma	16
Jadeja	16
Pant	16
Kohli	15
Samson	14
Williamson	14
Agarwal	14
Bumrah	12
Dhoni	12
Russell	12
Maxwell	11
Buttler	10
Patel	9
Yadav	8
Gaikwad	8
Chakravarthy	8
Iyer	8
Shaw	7.5
Siraj	7
Nortje	6.5
Pollard	6
Moeen	6
Narine	6
Jaiswal	4
Samad	4
Malik	4
Arshdeep	4

Rahul, Rashid

Rahul, Rashid Opted out, Their Franchises Reveal

oach Anil Kumble told the media,

“We wanted to retain him (KL Rahul). That was the reason we chose him as the captain, as the fulcrum of the team two years ago but he decided to go into the auction. We respect that, it’s the player’s prerogative.”

K Shammi, SRH CEO, said,

“If a player wants to be in the auction because of the price, we respect his (Rashid Khan’s) decision. We will try and match him and see if we can pick him in the auction for the right price.”

Young Players Ma

Young Players Make the Cut

rs also made the cut. Nobody would be surprised to learn that KKR and CSK retained Venkatesh Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad respectively. While some eyebrows would surely be raised at RCB’s decision to pick Siraj over Chahal, RR’s choice of Yashasvi Jaiswal would surely delight followers of the IPL who were witness to the young player’s explosive knock against CSK in the second leg of the IPL 2021.

DC, MI, RR Omit Star P

DC, MI, RR Omit Star Players

as Pant, and their second Axar Patel, while their third preference was Shaw. Interestingly, their fourth pick was Nortje who was preferred over fellow South African Rabada. MI baffled cricket observers by picking Suryakumar Yadav instead of Hardik Pandya or Ishan Kishan. RR retained skipper Sanju Samson while opting to ignore the likes of Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes. SRH had no hesitation in naming Williamson as their first pick. Nevertheless, nobody could have predicted their second and third picks: Abdul Samad and Umran Malik.

Punjab Kings Retained

Punjab Kings Retained Fewest Players

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