Chennai Super Kings are all set to retain skipper MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja, while Delhi Capitals will retain Rishabh Pant as captain, along with Enrique Nortje and Axar Patel. This means that both the teams will leave their middle order on the main base. According to a report in Indian Express, Suresh Raina will release from Chennai, while Delhi will let Shreyas Iyer go.
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Iyer will be dropped as he wanted to lead the side which would not be possible with Pant, who has got some solid support from the owners. Meanwhile, Raina was not the top choice with a steep decline in his form IPL 2020, The Indian Express reported. The newspaper also confirmed that CSK are in talks with England’s Moeen Ali as a fourth retention. their spin might come in handy India Where IPL 2022 will be played in April next year. If he refuses, Sam Curran will be retained.
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Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma will retain Jasprit Bumrah. Talks are on with West Indies’ Kieron Pollard. They can also retain Ishan Kishan which can be a good long term investment. The report states that they want to release Surya Kumar Yadav and then buy him back from the auction pool. KL Rahul will be all set to join Sanjeev Goenka’s new Lucknow franchise. “India Opener” KL Rahul Goenka is likely to lead the new Lucknow team. It is learned that Rahul has severed ties with Punjab Kings and has accepted Goenka’s offer. It is also learned that Yadav was approached by the new franchise but the batsman is yet to respond.
Similarly, Kolkata Knight Riders plan to retain Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. They would also like to have Varun Chakraborty on board. Each franchise can retain a maximum of four players. They will have to submit the final list to the BCCI by November 30 after which the mega auction will take place.
Players retained:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali/Sam Curran
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Enrique Nortje
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard (Conversation), Ishan Kishan (Possibility)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
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