IPL 2022 Retention: Ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, all the 8 IPL franchises have announced their retained players. And with that, speculations were put to rest after the list of officially retained players was released on Tuesday. These 27 names have surprised everyone on many fronts after the retention process. Many stars of IPL have missed a place in the retained list this time. And the fortunes of some young players have shone on them.
Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant top the list of highest-paid retained players along with Rohit Sharma. The star all-rounder of Chennai Super Kings and the young captain of Delhi Capitals has been retained for Rs 16 crore.
5 most interesting facts about IPL 2022 retention:
1. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni’s salary cut: The most shocking thing about this IPL retention is the salary cut of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. These superstars have been included in the team this time at a lower cost than in previous years. While Virat Kohli has been retained by RCB for Rs 15 crore, MS Dhoni has been included by CSK for just Rs 12 crore.
2. Jadeja replaces MS Dhoni: MS Dhoni, who captained CSK from the first season, has been retained by CSK at number two. Ravindra Jadeja, considered close to Dhoni, remains at number one. Captain Dhoni, whose team has won the IPL trophy four times, decided to come forward and accept a lower salary in view of his retirement. This brought Jadeja’s name to number one. Similarly, his salary has also come down after Virat Kohli announced his resignation from the captaincy of RCB last season.
3. Promising Young Players: Most of the retained players are of young players. The franchise didn’t trust their star players this time around and decided to release them. These star players include big names like David Warner, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis. While the retained players include Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mohammad Siraj.
4. Star players leave their team: During the retention process, it was mainly up to the players whether they wanted to stay with their teams or not. Many star players decided to leave their team as they could not get the right price for themselves in the allotted slot. These include KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rashid Khan. These players are expected to get big bids during the IPL 2022 auction.
5. Lotteries for Uncapped Players: The IPL franchise has reposed faith in some star players as well as uncapped players. These cricketers have been named in the team keeping the future in mind. The most talked about name will be Yashasvi Jaiswal, who will continue with the Rajasthan Royals. The price for uncapped players was fixed at Rs 4 crore.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) – 19 Years
Abdul Samad (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 20 years
Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 22 years
Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings) – 22 years
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