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IPL retentions and releases
- The Indian Premier League franchises announced their squads listing those retained and the ones released.
- Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell found themselves out of favour and got released by their respective franchises
- Latest Indian stars from the Australian Test series got big retentions

IPL 2021 got its first move with the franchise squads announced (Getty Images)
It is an open secret that the Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the premier T20 tournaments in franchise cricket. Little wonder then that there is so much interest even during the off-season.
The biggest talking point of the week is around the release and retention list by each team as January 20 was the cut-off date for the same. With the need to keep maximum purse for the upcoming ‘Player Auction’ the franchises were walking a tight rope. Let’s look at how each side is going to stack up.
Some of the surprises in the list were Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell released by Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively. Kuldeep Yadav’s retention by the Kolkata Knight Riders was an equally surprising move considering how little game time he got in the previous IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Big names retained: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Adam Zampa, Josh Philippe
Big names released: Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn (unavailable)
Balance purse: INR 35.90 crore
Slots available: 13
Overseas slots: 4
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Big names retained: David Warner, Mohammad Nabi, Mitchell Marsh, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha, Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan
Big names released: Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen
Balance purse: INR 10.75 crore
Slots available: 3
Overseas slots: 1
Mumbai Indians
Big names retained: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Chris Lynn
Released: Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Mitchell McCleneghan
Balance purse: INR 15.35 crore
Slots available: 7
Overseas slots: 4
Kolkata Knight Riders
Big names retained: Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins
Big names released: Tom Banton, Chris Green, Harry Gurney
Balance purse: INR 10.85 crore
Slots available: 8
Overseas slots: 2
Chennai Super Kings
Big names retained: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir
Big names released: Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson (retired)
Balance purse: INR 22.9 crore
Slots available: 7
Overseas slots: 1
Delhi Capitals
Big names retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis. Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin
Big names released: Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Alex Carey, Jason Roy
Balance purse: INR 12.90 crore
Slots available: 6
Overseas slots: 2
Kings XI Punjab
Big names retained: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan
Big names released: Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, James Neesham
Balance purse: INR 53.2 crore
Slots available: 9
Overseas slots: 5
Rajasthan Royals
Big names retained: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Rahul Tewatia, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat
Big names released: Steve Smith, Tom Curran, Oshane Thomas
Balance purse: INR 34.85 crore
Slots available: 8
Overseas slots: 3
With the culling done and dusted, all the franchises will turn their attention to the 'Player Auction' to be announced soon.
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