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The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad has released the star batsman and its captain. Kane Williamson on Tuesday ahead of the mini-auction of the cash-rich league. November 15 was the last date for the teams to announce the complete list of retained and released players ahead of the mini-auction to be held on December 23 in Kochi. Sunrisers named Williamson as their captain ahead of IPL 2022, and retained him for Rs 14 crore, making him their costliest player. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished eighth in the 10-team league with only six wins from 14 matches.
on Wednesday, As asked by ESPNcricinfo On if he was reconsidering his T20 future after being released by SRH, Williamson said: “No, not really. There are a lot of competitions around the world, and the IPL is definitely a wonderful finish.” a part of. You see players play for different teams all the time. There are a lot of options, a lot of cricket, so for me, I love playing all formats.”
Williamson said that the Sunrisers management informed him about their decision to let him go “a few days ago”. “It just goes like that, I had a really enjoyable time at SRH, I have a lot of good memories,” he added. “It was not surprising when [retention list] was officially released,” he said.
IPL giants Chennai Super Kings also ended their successful 11-year association with the legendary all-rounder dwayne bravo, In other big matches, Punjab Kings have released the captain of their previous edition. Mayank AgarwalWhile the West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran Released by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Apart from Bravo, CSK has also decided to drop England’s death overs specialist. chris jordanA move that may surprise some.
with PTI inputs
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