IPL Auction 2021 Updates: Rajasthan Royals releases Steve Smith, Kings XI Punjab bids farwell to Glenn Maxwell

New Delhi: With the mini-auction ahead of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) inching closer, franchises looking to retain players must complete the process by January 20.

Indian players who don’t have a contract and wish to be a part of the auction will need to fill the player auction agreement and submit it online on February 4 by 5 pm. The originals can be sent by post till February 12.

LIVE UPDATES:

# After quite a few rounds of discussion, Rajasthan Royals have decided to release skipper Steve Smith going into the mini-auction ahead of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.

# The Kings started the day with a small purse but by releasing Kedar, Vijay, and Chawla – they now have a purse of 22.7 crores in their pocket.

# Amid much speculation, Chennai Super Kings veteran star Suresh Raina has been retained by the side. According to Cricinfo, Piyush Chawla, Kadar Jadhav have also been retained.

# Harbhajan Singh’s contract with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has come to an end and the India spinner on Wednesday wished the IPL team all the best. Harbhajan said playing for CSK was a “great experience” and he made beautiful memories which he will remember fondly.

Delhi Capitals DC

DC Retained –

Marcus Stoinis – 4.8 Cr

DC Trade

DC Released

1. Jason Roy – 1.5 Cr
2. lex Carey –
3. Sandeep Lamichhane –
4. Mohit Sharma –
5. Daniel Sams –

Kings XI Punjab KXIP

KXIP Retained

KL Rahul

KXIP Trade

KXIP Released

1. Glenn Maxwell
2. Sheldon Cottrell
3. K Gowtham
4. Mueeb ur Rahman
5. Jimmy Neesham

Kolkata Knight Riders KKR

KKR Retained

Eoin Morgan – 5.2 Cr

KKR Trade

KKR Released

1. Tom Banton – 1Cr
2. Chris Green – 20L
3. Siddesh Lad – 20L
4. Nikhil Naik –
5. M Siddarth –

Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB

RCB Retained –

1. Virat Kohli – 17 Cr
2. AB DE Villiers – 11 Cr
3. Yuzvendra Chahal – 6 Cr
4. Devdutt Padikkal – 20 Cr
5. Washington Sundar – 3.2 Cr
6. Mohammed Siraj – 2.6 Cr
7. Naveep Saini – 3 Cr
8. Adam Zampa – 4 Cr
9. Shahbaz Ahmed
10. Josh Philippe
11. Kane Richardson
12. Pawan Deshpande

RCB Trade

Daniel Sams – (DC)

RCB Released

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