IPL 2023 Retention: SRH Release Williamson, Pollard Retires From IPL
Teams will draw up their roster of retained played ahead of the 15 November deadline.
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Jason Behrendorff Returns to Mumbai
The first off-season trade to be officially announced with the return of Australia's left-arm fast bowler Jason Behrendorff to Mumbai Indians.
He was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2022 IPL auction for his base price of Rs 75 lakh, but did not feature in a single game all season.
Behrendorff has previously played for Mumbai in the 2018 and 2019 season. Though he couldn't play in the IPL 2018 due to a back injury, Behrendorff returned for the 2019 title-winning season for MI and picked five wickets in as many matches, averaging 33.00 at an economy rate of 8.68.
Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz Move to Kolkata
New Zealand's right-arm fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz on Sunday were traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders.
The trade marks the reunion of Ferguson with Kolkata after being part of the franchise from 2019-21. While Ferguson was acquired by Gujarat for Rs 10 crore in the IPL 2022 mega auction, Gurbaz was included in their squad as a replacement for England opener Jason Roy.
"Both players leave behind unforgettable memories. Lockie's four-wicket haul against Delhi Capitals is a performance we will always remember. While Gurbaz did not play a game, his promise and talent was evident right through," said Vikram Solanki, Director of Cricket, Gujarat Titans.
The signings of Ferguson and Gurbaz will bolster the fast-bowling and wicket keeping departments of Kolkata. Apart from Ferguson, Kolkata have fast bowlers in fellow countryman Tim Southee, Australia's Test as well as ODI captain Pat Cummins, Indian duo of Umesh Yadav and Shivam Mavi.
Shardul Thakur Traded to Kolkata Knight Riders
In a player trade, Delhi Capitals sent Shardul Thakur to Kolkata in an all cash deal, while also bringing in all-rounder Aman Khan.
The Indian team all-rounder was bought Delhi for Rs 10.75 crore in the 2022 IPL auction and played 14 matches, picking 15 wickets, including his career-best figures of 4/36.
Aman made his IPL debut last season for KKR was was acquired for Rs 20 lakh in the 2022 IPL auction.
Pat Cummins Pulls Out of IPL 2023
Australia's Test and One-day captain Pat Cummins will not take part in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season in order to be fully fit and committed for next year's ODI World Cup.
The 29-year-old pace bowler was bought by KKR in the mega auction earlier this year for Rs 7.25 crore and played five games, taking seven wickets.
"I've made the difficult decision to miss next year's IPL. The international schedule is packed with Tests and ODIs for the next 12 months, so will take some rest ahead of an Ashes series and (ODI) World Cup," Cummins said on Twitter.
Pollard Announces IPL Retirement
West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from the IPL with the Mumbai Indians franchise announcing his role as their batting coach.
A statement issued by Mumbai Indians said, Pollard is "one of the pillars" of the five-time IPL champions and he would be "hanging up his boots" after playing for franchise for 13 seasons.
"Kieron Pollard is hanging up his boots after playing for MI for 13 seasons but will continue with the MI family in his new role as batting coach. 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.
"Pollard is and will continue to always be at #MIForever and will use his decades of experience and skill to strengthen Mumbai Indians as a batting coach and as a player with MI Emirates," said the statement.
Mumbai Release 13 Players
Mumbai Indians have released a total of 13 players from their roster, including five overseas cricketers - Riley Meredith, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Tymal Mills, and their new batting coach Kieron Pollard.
Their retained list now features Rohit Sharma, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, N Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff (trade), Akash Madhwal
CSK Release Bravo
Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, N Jagadeesan, C Hari Nishaanth, K Bhagat Varma, KM Asif and Robin Uthappa are the players who have been released from Chennai Super Kings' roster. While most of the players will return to the auction pool, Uthappa has retired from all forms of cricket.
CSK Players Retained: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Prashant Solanki, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Subhranshu Senapati
RR Release Karun Nair, Neesham
RR Retentions: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Ravichandra Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, KC Cariappa, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Obed McCoy
RR Players Released: Karun Nair, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Anunay Singh, Tejas Baroka, Shubham Garhwal, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch
Delhi Release Just Four Players
Delhi Retentions: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Marsh
Released Players: Tim Seifert, Mandeep Singh, KS Bharat, Ashwin Hebbar
Trade: Shardul Thakur to Kolkata Knight Riders
SRH Release Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson, who led New Zealand to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in Australia has been released by his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.
"Always our Kane Mama!," the franchisee wrote in a post on its social media handle with a thank you note to Williamson.
Williamson has played 76 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring 2101 runs at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of126.03.
Among the players retained by Sunrisers are Abhishek Sharma, South Africa's Aiden Markram, young pace sensation Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips of New Zealand, veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, South African Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Karthik Tyagi, T Natarajan and Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Gujarat Release Jason Roy, Lockie
Champions in their inaugural season, Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans will have very little to do at the IPL auction as they've released only six players - Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy and Varun Aaron.
Retained Players: Abhinav Sadarangani, Alzarri Joseph*, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller*, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade*, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad*, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan*, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal
IPL 2023: Teams' Remaining Purse
After revealing the list of retained and released players, the Sunrisers had the largest purse (Rs 42.25 crore) for the auction on December 23, followed by Punjab (Rs 32.20 crore).
Lucknow has Rs 23.35 crore) Mumbai (Rs 20.55 crore), Chennai (Rs 20.45 crore), Delhi (Rs 19.45 crore), Gujarat (Rs 19.25 crore), Rajasthan Royals (Rs 13.2 crore), RCB (Rs 8.75 crore) and KKR (Rs 7.05 crore).
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