IPL season is about to start for the 17th time. This means the franchises have to get up and set their playing 11 straight before the auctions start on 19 December 2023. They have retained about 173 players while releasing some. In this article, we will go team by team and see which players have been retained and which ones have been released by the franchises. So, let’s begin.
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List of all the retained players
Previously, we gave you a list of all the released players. If you haven’t read that article, you can check it out by clicking the link at the end of this paragraph. Some players like Ben Stokes decided not to play IPL this year, increasing the concerns of their respective teams. At the same time, some players like Sam Curran were released because their previous price wasn’t justified. Here, we will see those players that franchises decide to keep for IPL 2024.
Check: List of all players released by teams – IPL Auction 2024
Mumbai Indians
Starting with the team that has the most titles so far. Bumrah and Rohit Sharma are among the star players of this squad.
Retained Players: Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Cameron Green, Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, N. Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod
Chennai Super Kings
A sigh of relief for the CSK. Mahi isn’t leaving anytime soon and will play this year’s IPL for the Super Kings. Devon Conway knows how to play on these tracks, so he will be the player to watch out for.
Retained Players: Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas and Naraine are the key players that this SRK team has decided to keep. A sweet deal, I must say.
Retained Players: Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
Gujarat Titans
They suffered last year due to the absence of Kane Williamson. However, that didn’t stop them from reaching the finals again.
Retained Players: Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha
Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH faced some team management troubles. However, they are set to return with many in-form players like Jansen, Markram, and Klaasen.
Retained Players Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Sanvir Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Upendra Singh Yadav, Washington Sundar
Rajasthan Royals
The Royals have kept Zampa and Buttler. These two are the stars of the recent World Cup. Not a bad choice at all.
Retentions: Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
With kings like Maxwell, Kohli, and Siraj, they have a strong lineup. However, letting go of Hazelwood seems strange.
Retained Players: Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (T), Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Will Jacks
Punjab Kings
Bairstow and Rabada seem to be the ones that are the highlights of this squad so far.
Retained Players: Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Vidwath Kaverappa
Lucknow Super Giants
Quinton de Kock will be the star of this franchise. He scored runs in the recent ICC tournament and was the key player for the Proteas. Nice retention by LSG.
Retained Players: Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (T), K. Gowtham, KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Nicholas Pooran, Prerak Mankad, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Charak
Delhi Capitals
With Warner and Marsh on their side, the DC boys have a strong chance this year.
Retentions: Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull
Conclusion
These were all the players that the teams kept for IPL 2024. Some decisions were quite surprising. Meanwhile, the others, like MSD, continue for CSK, making fans much happier. Sam Carran was released by Punjab, which has raised questions over the expensive signing they did last year. Let’s hope for an entertaining cricket season!