That's it from us here. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. We will be back with the coverage of IPL auction next month, until then, goodbye!
That's it from us here. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. We will be back with the coverage of IPL auction next month, until then, goodbye!
RCB Trade alert: They have traded in Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel from DC
A BOLD welcome to Daniel Sams and @HarshalPatel23 as they join the RCB family for the 2021 season. 🤩#PlayBold #NowARoyalChallenger #WelcomeDanSams #WelcomeHarshalPatel #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/m6bXT9s6jp
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 20, 2021
Here's the list of released players team wise:
CSK - Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Monu Singh
SRH - Sanjay Yadav, Yarra Prithviraj, B Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabien Allen.
DC - Jason Roy, Sandeep Lamichanne, Alex Carey, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.
RCB - Moeen Ali, Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Mann, Pavan Negi while Parthiv Patel has retired.
KKR -Tom Banton, Chris Green, Nikhil Naik, Siddesh Lad, M Siddharth
RR - Steve Smith, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Anirudha Joshi, Shashank Singh
KXIP - Karun Nair, K Gowtham, Sheldon Cottrell, Jimmy Neesham, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh
MI - Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McClenaghan, Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh
Rajasthan Royals lead owner Manoj Badale on captaincy:
“The Rajasthan Royals captaincy is a post for which we are lucky to have had so many greats of the game – Warne, Dravid, Watson, Rahane, and most recently Steve Smith. Steve has been a great player and great leader for the Royals, and we want to thank him for his contribution to the franchise.
“As the IPL has grown, the captaincy has become a year-round task, and as such strong local Indian leadership has become increasingly important. Sanju made his debut as a Royal, and it has been a joy to watch his development over the last 8 years. He is the ideal person to lead the Royals into the 2021 season."
Rajasthan Royals lead owner Manoj Badale on release and retention:
“We’re happy to retain the core of our squad ahead of IPL 2021. We've got a talented group that underperformed overall last season and will be wanting to correct that. It is a well balanced squad and we are excited for the season ahead.”
“We would like to thank all of the players for their effort through the course of the previous seasons, and for always maintaining the Rajasthan Royals values. I would especially like to thank Steve Smith for everything that he has done as a leader and captain of the Royals. His contribution on the field, and his contribution off the field, especially towards the development of some of our young players, both as a captain and mentor has been immense.”
KXIP release Glenn Maxwell, Jimmy Neesham
KXIP have let go Glenn Maxwell after a poor IPL 2020. The other names they have let go are Karun nair, K Gowtham, Sheldon Cottrell, Jimmy Neesham, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh
List of released players of Rajasthan Royals
As informed earlier, RR have let go Steve Smith while Sanju Samson has been named the new captain. The other players let go are Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Anirudha Joshi, Shashank Singh
KKR let go Tom Banton , Chris Green among three other players
KKR pretty much retain the same squad, letting go just five players - Tom Banton, Chris Green, Nikhil Naik, Siddesh Lad, M Siddharth
Here's Mike Hesson explaining RCB's retention strategy
Bold Diaries: Mike Hesson explains RCB’s Retention Strategy
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 20, 2021
Our Director of Cricket Operations, @CoachHesson gives us an insight into the thinking behind the retention and release of players. #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/GbcY5oCyiW
RCB release Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Umesh Yadav among others
RCB have let go a lot of players. Surprising. Among the foreign players they have let go Moeen Ali, Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn and among the Indian players they have released Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Mann, Pavan Negi while Parthiv Patel has retired.
IPL Retention Announcement 🔊 Here’s the news you’ve been waiting for, 12th Man Army. We have retained 12 stars from our 2020 squad. 🌟🤩#PlayBold #IPL2021 #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/YkzSV3EUjU
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 20, 2021
Harbhajan Singh parts ways with CSK
First up, we have Chennai Super Kings (CSK) off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. The veteran spinner had withdrawn his name from the 2020 edition and had not travelled with the squad to the UAE, and has since decided to step away from the franchise. It remains unseen whether he will put forth his name in the IPL Player Auction this year.
Earlier on Wednesday, Harbhajan made an official announcement on his CSK contract coming to an end. Click here to read the full report
With the tour of Australia finally coming to an end, as the Indian team heads back home with the T20I series victory and the Border Gavaskar Trophy in their kitty, we shift our focus to the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with franchises having been given the deadline of Wednesday, 20 January for submitting their final list of retained and released players.
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