With the IPL Auction 2017 just over two weeks away, most IPL teams will be formulating the player that they need and the ones they will have to go for tooth and nail. While all the eight teams have retained their captains and most of their core players, some chose to release more than the others.
So which teams have decided to go for a fresh set and which ones have decided to stick with what they have? While the list of players came out earlier, here is a quick refresher ahead of IPL Auction 2017, which is set to take place in Bengaluru on February 20.
Here is a complete list of all the players that have been released and retained by the IPL teams ahead of IPL Auction 2017:
Delhi Daredevils
Despite finishing sixth in IPL 2016, Delhi Daredevils have strayed away from tinkering too much with the squad that for large parts of the 2016 season performed admirably and even exceeded expectations. Not only have they retained their young core, which will only have more experience but also let go of players that didn’t quite fit in.
And that is why, despite being bought for Rs. 8.5 crore in last year’s auction, Pawan Negi has been released and so has one of the best spinners in limited-overs cricket over the past few years, Imran Tahir. With a largely settled squad, they will look to plug the few holes that they have in the upcoming Auction.
Players Retained: Jean-Paul Duminy, Mohammad Shami, Quinton de Kock, Karun Nair, Sam Billings, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Zaheer Khan, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, Carlos Brathwaite, Rishabh Pant, CV Milind, Khaleel Ahmed, Pratyush Singh.
Released players: Imran Tahir, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Joel Paris, Pawan Negi, Pawan Suyal, Akhil Herwadkar, Mahipal Lomror
Purse spent: INR 44.50 crore
Purse remaining: INR 21.50 crore
Gujarat Lions
After finishing top during the group stage of IPL 2016 in their maiden campaign, there was little need for change as far as Gujarat Lions were concerned and so it has proved as they retained their core of Indian and foreign players that got them to the playoffs.
Their biggest release was that of Dale Steyn but the fact that he just had a shoulder injury and hasn’t been a regular in the Proteas limited-overs set-up meant that wasn’t surprising. But the fact that they let several of their Indian players go (7 to be precise) will mean that they need some quality Indian additions, especially in the batting department.
Players Retained: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Andrew Tye, Ishan Kishan, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivil Kaushik, Shadab Jakati and Jaydev Shah.
Released players: Dale Steyn, Paras Dogra, Eklavya Dwivedi, Sarbjeet Ladda, Pravin Tambe, Umang Sharma, Amit Mishra, Akshdeep Nath.
Purse spent: INR 51.65 crore
Purse remaining: INR 14.35 crore
Kings XI Punjab
Although they finished bottom of the pile last year, winning just four of their 14 games, no side released fewer players than Kings XI Punjab’s four. With a strong batting line-up that is full of experience and a bowling line-up that has some quality Indian pacers, Kings XI will expect to do much better in 2017.
While they have quality openers, all-rounders, and batsmen, the one are in which they lack is a spearhead who can guarantee wickets. Whether that is a spinner, pacer or a foreign player, that is who they will look for as they will look to better their tally of four wins. With the most money of any side going into IPL Auction 2017, they certainly have the cash to go for the players that they need.
Players Retained: David Miller, Manan Vohra, Axar Patel, Murali Vijay, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shaun Marsh, Wriddhiman Saha, Nikhil Naik, Mohit Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, KC Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Pardeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Hashim Amla.
Released players: Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien
Purse spent: INR 42.65 crore
Purse remaining: INR 23.35 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Although they have traditionally been one of the most consistent and settled sides in the IPL, they have decided to bring in plenty of change for IPL 2017. And that is evident from the fact that they have released six foreigners, including four pacers that has left the side with just Umesh Yadav and Ankit Rajpoot as their pace bowling options.
Andre Russell’s one-year ban will also be a big blow to KKR as he has been one of their stars with both bat and ball. Although their batting looks solid and they have plenty of options in the spin department, they don’t have too many death bowling options or seam-bowling all-rounders, which is something they will be looking to correct in the auction that is set to take place on February 20.
Players Retained: Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Andre Russell, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson, Ankit Singh Rajpoot.
Released players: Morne Morkel, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, John Hastings, Jaydev Unadkat, Rajagopal Satish, Manan Sharma, Shaun Tait
Purse spent: INR 46.25 crore
Purse remaining: INR 19.75 crore
Mumbai Indians
No side has retained more players than Mumbai Indians have going into this year’s auction despite the fact that last year was the first time since 2009 that they didn’t qualify for the playoffs. One of the most consistent sides, they let go of two of the most destructive Kiwi players in Corey Anderson and Martin Guptill.
With the least budget of any side going into IPL Auction 2017, Mumbai will certainly need to be careful about who they splash their cash on. But with a squad that has options in every department, they have a settled squad that only needs a few minor tweaks.
Players Retained: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Hardik Pandya, Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, R Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenghan, J Suchith, Siddesh Lad, Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Tim Southee, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Punia.
Released players: Martin Guptill, Corey Anderson, Marchant de Lange, Unmukt Chand, Akshay Wakhare, Nathu Singh, Kishore Pramod Kamath, Jerome Taylor.
Purse spent: INR 54.445 crore
Purse remaining: INR 11.550 crore
Rising Pune Supergiants
After finishing second from bottom of the IPL in their maiden season last year, it wasn't a surprise to see that Rising Pune Supergiants released the most players ahead of the auction. While the omission of Kevin Pietersen was surprising, the fact that he ruled himself out of contention for this year’s tournament means the right call was made after all.
With a strong batting line-up that features some quality overseas players, it is in the bowling and all-rounder department that MS Dhoni’s side will need to make a move for. Especially considering the fact that seven of the 11 players that they released provided an option with the ball.
Players Retained: MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashik Dinda, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Ankit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Adam Zampa, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar and Usman Khawaja
Released players: Kevin Pietersen, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, RP Singh, Scott Boland, Murugan Ashwin, Peter Handscomb, Saurabh Tiwary, Albie Morkel, George Bailey.
Purse spent: INR 46.90 crore
Purse remaining: INR 19.10 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
While no team has retained more players than Royal Challengers Bangalore, only one team has released more than them as well. While RCB have kept hold of the majority of their squad that got them to the IPL final, they also let go of a few they didn’t think fit in as well.
Chief among those was Chris Jordan, whose ability to pick up wickets was overshadowed by the runs he gave away and thus he was gone, along with three other international pace bowling options in David Wiese, Kane Richardson, and Varun Aaron. With Mitchell Starc set to play this year, it is unlikely that they will need to spend big on pacers but if there’s any department that they need to improve, it is their bowling.
Players Retained: Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Sarfaraz Khan, Sreenath Arvind, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny,Samuel Badree, Travis Head, Sachin Baby, Iqbal Abdullah, KL Rahul, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Released players: Chris Jordan, Abu Nechim, David Wiese, Kane Richardson, V Malik, P Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Vikas Tokas, Parveez Rasool, Varun Aaron.
Purse spent: INR 53.17 crore
Purse remaining: INR 12.82 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
On the back of David Warner’s exploits with the bat and the left-arm pace duo of Ashish Nehra and Mustafizur Rahman with the ball, Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title in 2016 and have unsurprisingly decided to hold onto the bulk of their squad.
Yuvraj Singh, who only played towards the latter half of the 2016 season will almost seem like a new signing for SRH, who have plenty of depth in both batting and pace bowling department. One area in which they don’t is spin and having let go of Karn Sharma, they will look to sign a quality spinner who will complete their line-up. As one of only three teams with over Rs. 20 crores ahead of the auction, they certainly have plenty of cash to afford the best.
Players Retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Moises Henriques, Mustafizur Rahman, Naman Ojha, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Siddarth Kaul, Bipul Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Barinder Sran, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vijay Shankar
Released players: Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Eoin Morgan, Tirumalasetti Suman, Aditya Tare
Purse spent: INR 45.10 crore
Purse remaining: INR 20.90 crore
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