Published on November 28th, 2023
5 Takeaways Of IPL 2024 Retentions, Releases And Squads
- RCB Bowling Overhaul
- Gujarat Titans’ Retention Dilemma
- Lucknow Super Giants’ Strategic Release
- Chennai Super Kings’ Notable Exclusions
- Kolkata Knight Riders’ Comprehensive Bowling Changes
Several Indian Premier League (IPL) teams are undergoing significant changes ahead of the 2023 season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is overhauling its bowling attack, releasing players like Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel, aiming to strengthen their purse.
Mumbai Indians have taken a gamble with the release of pacer Jofra Archer, who played only five games due to injury concerns.
Gujarat Titans, the 2022 champions, have retained captain Hardik Pandya amid speculations about his future, with the possibility of a trade to Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals are releasing players like Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Rovman Powell, and Mustafizur Rahman, signaling changes to their squad.
Lucknow Super Giants, under new coach Justin Langer, are undergoing a significant overhaul, releasing players like Manan Vohra, Suryansh Shedge, Karan Sharma, and Swapnil Singh, with more to follow.
Chennai Super Kings are parting ways with notable names, including Ben Stokes and Ambati Rayudu. Kolkata Knight Riders are releasing Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, and others for a complete bowling attack overhaul.
Punjab Kings have let go of players like Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda, Raj Bawa, and Sharukh Khan but retained Sam Curran.
Sunrisers Hyderabad released Harry Brook and Adil Rashid after Brook failed to justify his high price tag in the previous season.
Kolkata Knight Riders retained Andre Russell and Sunil Narine but released Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, and Litton Das in a comprehensive bowling attack reshuffle.
As of the Deadline Day before the IPL 2024 Auction on December 19, teams have made significant moves in terms of releasing, retaining, and trading players.
The trading window remains open until December 12, 2023, allowing for potential further changes to squad compositions and available purses.
The finalized squads and purse details will only be confirmed after the auction. It’s essential to stay tuned for updates as teams continue to strategize and make adjustments leading up to the upcoming season.
Mumbai Indians
Released: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier
Retained: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cam Green, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (Traded from LSG)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Released: Wanindu Hasarangha, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Retained: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (Traded from SRH), Vyshak Vijaykumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar
Kolkata Knight Riders
Released: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, David Wiese, Arya Desai, N Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles
Retained: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy. Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Gujarat Titans
Released: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka
Retained: Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings
Released: Ben Stokes, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Akash Singh,
Retained: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Released: Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid
Retained: Aiden Markram Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed (Traded from RCB), Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Fazahaq Farooqi
Punjab Kings
Released: Shahrukh Khan, Raj Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Vidwath Kaverappa
Lucknow Super Giants
Released: Daniel Sams, Karun Nair, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Karan Sharma, Suryansh Shedge, Swapnil Singh, Arpit Guleria, Romario Shepherd (Traded to MI), Avesh Khan (Traded to RR)
Retained: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
Rajasthan Royals
Released: Murugan Ashwin. KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Akash Vashisht, Abdul Basith, Kuldip Yadav, Joe Root, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy
Retained: Sanju Samson, Ravichandra Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan (Traded from LSG), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore
Delhi Capitals
Released: Rilee Rossouw, Chetan Sakariya, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg
Retained: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, , Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
