Last year, GC announced the retention policies and the revised salary caps ahead of the 2018 IPL auction. Under pre-auction retention, a franchise could retain a maximum of three players from their previous squad and those names won’t be a part of the IPL auction. A franchise can retain or use RTM for a maximum of three players in the auction. Two teams are returning this season, Chennai Super Kings & Rajasthan Royals.
Here is the complete list of retained players ahead of IPL 2018:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja
Delhi Daredevils: Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant
Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya
Rajasthan Royals: Steven Smith
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Here is the amount of money left for the January 27-28 auction with each franchise after the retentions:
Chennai Super Kings: Rs. 47 crore
Delhi Daredevils: Rs. 47 crore
Kings XI Punjab: Rs. 67.5 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs. 59 crore
Rajasthan Royals: Rs. 67.5 crore
Mumbai Indians: Rs. 47 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rs. 47 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs. 59 crore
