New Delhi: The eight Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises will be able to retain a maximum of four players while the two new teams can pick three players from the rest of the cricketers in the pool ahead of the 2022 auction.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, two Indian and two overseas or three Indian and one overseas cricketer can be retained by the existing IPL teams.
Moreover, there will no right-to-match cards (RTM) at the auction. The three Indians players can be either capped or uncapped or a mix both, reported ESPNcricinfo.
The purse for the next IPL auction is likely to be INR 90 crore.
Retention cards for the team:
Chennai Super Kings: After MS Dhoni, CSK is likely to retain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja. For foreign player retention Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis can be the choice. As per Cricbuzz, CSK will try to buy the players back in the auction they fail to retain.
Mumbai Indians: Apart from Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Ishan Kishan will be the first choice. For foreign player retention, five-time champions Kieron Pollard will be a part of an internal debate.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, and Anrich Nortje/Kagiso Rabada will be at the top of the DC’s retention list. Avesh Khan will be a part of a big decision as he has done well in the past.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Apart from Virat Kohli, Devdutt Paiddikal, Yuzvendra Chahal/Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell will make it to the retention list.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson can be the only one who will be retained for the team. The 2nd retention could be Rahisd Khand
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are likely to be retained following RR. Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes
Punjab Kings: Yncapped players like Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh might be retained. Apart from this Shahrukh Khan can also make it to the list.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine can be the prime choice. Shubman Gill and Andre Russell will also make it to the list.
Deadlines for retention:
The deadline for existing teams will be until November 30.
Two new teams can pick their players from December 1-25.
