IPL 2022 Retention List: 8 IPL Teams Release Surprise Ahead of Mega Auction

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KL Rahul has been released by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction

with him IPL With teams unveiling their retained players, the momentum for IPL 2022 is picking up. Like auctions, retention has also come as a surprise. whereas Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni, Rohit Sharma The release of some players in the retention of IPL 2022 is astonishing. A total of 27 players have been retained, including eight overseas players and four uncapped.

As the situation stands, Punjab Kings has the heaviest purse of Rs 72 crores, while Delhi Capitals will go into the IPL 2022 mega auction with the lowest budget- Rs 47.5 crores.

It was really an uphill task for the franchise to retain only four players from the pool of talent that their respective squads have. Amidst all the releases, Punjab Kings (PBKS) decided to release their captain KL Rahul Shocked many.

Here is the list of Indian players who have been released by the franchises and have a potential to attract big bucks in the IPL 2022 auction.

KL Rahul
Shikhar Dhawan
Shreyas Iyer
Ishaan Kishan
Hardik Pandya
Shubman Gill
Ravichandran Ashwin
Yuzvendra Chahali
Deepak Chahri

IPL 2022 going into mega auctions, which will invite the participation of two new franchises- Ahmedabad and Lucknow, the above mentioned Indian players along with the following overseas players will go for hot bidding.
David Warner
Rashid Khan
Kagiso Rabada
jofra archer
Ben Stokes

Balance purse of each IPL franchise:
PBKS – INR 72 Cr – 2 players retained
SRH – INR 68 Cr – 3 players retained
RR – INR 62 Cr – 3 players retained
RCB – INR 62 Cr – 3 players retained
CSK – INR 48 Cr – 4 players retained
KKR – INR 48 Cr – 4 players retained
MI – INR 48 Cr – 4 players retained
DC – INR 47.5 Cr – 4 players retained

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