The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the names of the various players who have been retained by the different Indian Premier League franchises as the deadline to submit came to a close.
There was no surprise as crowd favourite MS Dhoni was the first to be retained by the Chennai Super Kings in their return from a two-year suspension. The franchise also retained Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina along with the former India skipper.
There was a big announcement when it comes to coaching too with Delhi Daredevils confirming that former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will be taking charge of the team in the upcoming edition. Virat Kohli being the top retention for the Royal Challengers Bangalore was also a no-brainer.
Here, we look at the complete list of the players retained by the eight franchises.
1st retention – MS Dhoni
2nd retention – Suresh Raina
3rd retention – Ravindra Jadeja
Suresh Raina will line up for CSK once again.
1st retention- Chris Morris
2nd retention – Rishabh Pant
3rd retention – Shreyas Iyer
Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris was Delhi’s top pick in the retention.
1st retention- Rohit Sharma
2nd retention – Hardik Pandya
3rd retention – Jasprit Bumrah
Sharma and Bumrah form a strong core for the Mumbai Indians.
1st retention- Sunil Narine
2nd retention – Andre Russell
Narine will be back at his favourite hunting ground.
1st retention – Axar Patel
1st retention- Virat Kohli
2nd retention – AB De Villiers
3rd retention – Sarfraz Khan
Virat Kohli’s retention was a no-brainer.
1st retention- David Warner
2nd retention – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
1st retention- Steve Smith
The in-form Australia skipper was Royals’ sole retention.