IPL 2021 Retentions Highlights: Rajasthan Royals Release Steve Smith, Kings XI Punjab Drop Glenn Maxwell
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IPL Retention 2021 Highlights: Rajasthan Royals have released Steve Smith from their squad ahead of the next auction, with Glenn Maxwell and Lasith Malinga among the other big names released by Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians respectively.
Rajasthan Royals released Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auction, with Glenn Maxwell and Lasith Malinga let go by the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) respectively as well. MI further opted to release Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell McClenaghan, Sherfane Rutherford, James Pattinson, Digvijay Deshmukh and Prince Balwant Rai. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) retained 12 players, with Moeen Ali, Aaron Finch, Isuru Udana the big names released by the Bangalore-based franchise. Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to announce that his contract with the three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has ended. The Chennai-based franchise released Kedar Jadhav, Piyush Chawla among the other big names barring Harbhajan. Other franchises did not make very noteworthy omissions maintaining an emphasis on retaining the core.
Indian Premier League 2021 Player Retention Highlights
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Pat Cummins retained by KKR despite being out of touch in IPL 2020
Australian pacer Pat Cummins has been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Rs 15.5 crore, despite struggling to make his presence felt in IPL 2020. Cummins made his presence felt during the recently concluded home series against India, accounting for wickets at regular intervals.
The auction for IPL 2021 is likely to take place on February 11. It will be interesting to see whether Maxwell gets a bid, having failed to hit a single six in IPL 2020.
Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav amongst players released by CSK
Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Monu Singh, Shane Watson are the players who have been released by the Chennai Super Kings. While Watson has retired, the other players are active in the game.
Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has been released by the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of IPL 2021. Malinga was not a part of IPL 2020, having opted out due to personal reasons.
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been reelased by the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), with the cricketer unable to make his presence felt in IPL 2020. Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karun Nair are some of the other players released.
Sanju Samson named the new Rajasthan Royals skipper
Team India cricketer Sanju Samson has been named as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals (RR), with former skipper Steve Smith released by the franchise.
Would be brilliant if we could keep everyone together: Eoin Morgan
KKR skipper Eoin Morgan has expressed his desire to retain the core of the franchise, which indicates that the team might not for any major releases ahead of IPL 2021.
Moeen Ali, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris amongst the big names as RCB release 10 players
RCB have released Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Pavan Negi, Parthiv Patel, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Umesh Yadav from their squad for IPL 2021. The franchise has retained 12 players.
Aakash Chopra believes that RR need a new skipper in IPL 2021
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that Rajasthan Royals (RR) should enter IPL 2021 under the leadership of a new skipper. Australian batsman Steve Smith is the current captain of the Rajasthan-based franchise.
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