The window for the franchisees to retain players for the IPL 2022 season closed on Tuesday. Mumbai Indian retained Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard. Suryakumar Yadav,
Hardik posted a video on his Instagram cherishing all his memories and time spent with the franchise.
“I will carry these memories with me for the rest of my life, I will carry these moments with me for the rest of my life. The friendships I have made, the bonds I have made, the people, the fans I will be forever grateful for. I am not just a player but a player.” I have grown up as an individual. I have come here as a young player with big dreams – we won together, we lost together, we fought together. Every moment is with this team in my heart. They say all good things must come to an end but @mumbaiindians will always be in my heart,” Hardik captioned the post.
With the total salary limit available in the mega auction for each team being Rs 90 crore, eight franchises were eligible to retain a maximum of 4 players along with a maximum of 3 Indians, 2 overseas players and 2 uncapped Indians.
The players retained by the eight IPL teams are:
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad; Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakraborty, Venkatesh Iyer; Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik; Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav; Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj; Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Enrique Nortje; Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal; Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh
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