- 130 players, including 44 overseas stars, were retained by the eight IPL franchises ahead of next month’s IPL auction.
- Defending champions Chennai Super Kings made the least amount of cuts, releasing only three players.
- Kings XI Punjab went for a big overhaul, releasing 11 players including Yuvraj Singh
- Steve Smith and David Warner are set to make their IPL comebacks after being retained by their respective franchises.
Delhi Daredevils Release Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir has been released by Delhi Daredevils as part of yet another overhaul for the team ahead of IPL 2019.
The 2011 World Cup winner had returned to his maiden IPL club for the previous edition, after spending seven seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Daredevils have let go of a whopping 10 out of their 27-man roster for the 2018 edition – which saw them finish bottom of the pile for a record fourth time in 11 editions of the IPL.
RCB Release McCullum, Woakes
RCB has released four players including New Zealanders Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson, England’s Chris Woakes and uncapped Indian batsman Sarfraz Khan.
That means RCB go into next month’s player auction retaining 14 of the 20 members who formed their unit in 2018, where they finished sixth out of eight teams.
David Warner Set to Make IPL Comeback
David Warner will return to Sunrisers Hyderabad’s orange kit in the 2019 IPL after the franchise elected to retain the Aussie cricketer for the upcoming season.
Indian Test keeper Wriddhiman Saha’s injuries have cost him his IPL contract with the franchise as he has been released by the team along with England’s Alex Hales and Chris Jordan. West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite has also been returned to the IPL auction player kitty ahead of the event next month.
Kings XI Punjab Let Yuvraj Go
Yuvraj Singh, Axar Patel and Aaron Finch have been released by Kings XI Punjab for the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League. The franchise on Thursday, 15 November, announced that it has retained 9 players, released 11 and traded one for the upcoming season.
The Karnataka duo of Lokesh Rahul, who was KXIP's leading run scorer in this year's edition of the IPL, and Karun Nair will be continuing with the team. Ravichandran Ashwin, who led Punjab in the previous edition, has been retained too.
