The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to happen in 2024, and teams have started gearing up for the tournament. The mini-auction for the upcoming IPL 2024 is scheduled for December 19. Ahead of the auction, IPL teams have now released the list of players retained by them.
The trading window for IPL 2024 is also open. The biggest highlight of the season will be Hardik Pandya’s return to Mumbai Indians, who has been traded from Gujarat Titans in an all-cash deal. Here’s a complete list of players retained and released by teams for IPL 2024.
Chennai Super Kings
- CSK retained MS Dhoni, confirming his participation in IPL 2024 as defending champions.
- Jadeja, Conway, Ruturaj, Chahar, and other core players were also retained.
- Ben Stokes has been released as he decided to skip IPL 2024 to focus on Test Cricket.
Retained players:
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu and Prashant Solanki.
Released players:
Ben Stokes, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Dwaine Pretorius, Ambati Rayudu, Kyle Jamieson, Akash Singh and Sisanda Magala.
Mumbai Indians
- Mumbai Indians have brought back Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans.
- MI have traded Cameron Green to RCB.
- Rohit Sharma is set to lead MI as captain in IPL 2024.
Retained players:
Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Suryakumar Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod and Nehal Wadhera.
Released players:
Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Chris Jordan and Sandeep Warrier
Traded players:
Romario Shepherd (traded in from LSG)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- RCB retain their batting trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell.
- In a surprise, RCB have released Josh Hazlewood.
- Dinesh Karthik will continue at RCB for one more season.
Retained players:
Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma and Rajan Kumar.
Released players:
Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddarth Kaul, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey and Kedar Jadhav.
Traded players:
Mayank Dagar (traded in from SRH)
Gujarat Titans
- GT have traded their successful captain Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians.
- Kane Williamson is expected to take over captaincy.
- Gill, Shami, and Rashid will continue at GT.
Retained players:
David Miller, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little and Mohit Sharma.
Released players:
Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan and Dasun Shanaka.
Traded players:
Hardik Pandya (traded out to MI)
Lucknow Super Giants
- LSG has retained their core team from last year.
- KL Rahul, Quinton de Cock, and Nicholas Pooran will continue to be the batting prowess of the team.
- Jaydev Unadkat has been released.
Retained players:
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.
Released players:
Jaydev Unadkat, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh and Karan Sharma.
Traded players:
Devdutt Padikkal (traded in from Rajasthan)
Kolkata Knight Riders
- KKR retain their star players Andre Russel, Shreyas Iyer, and Sunil Narine.
- Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Southee have been released.
- KKR have not traded any players yet.
Retained players:
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Released players:
Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee and Johnson Charles.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- SRH have kept their batting unit unchanged.
- Markram will lead the team, and their star bowler Bhuvneshwar will continue at SRH.
- English players Harry Brook and Adil Rashid have been released.
Retained players:
Aiden Markram (c), Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Glenn Phillips, Upendra Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik and Fazalhaq Farooqi
Released players:
Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Samarth Vyas and Kartik Tyagi.
Traded players:
Shahbaz Ahmed (traded in from RCB)
Rajasthan Royals
- Rajasthan continue to focus on their core team players.
- Buttler, Boult, Ashwin, and Chahal are retained among star players.
- Sanju Samson will lead the team in IPL 2024.
Retained players:
Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore and Kuldeep Sen.
Released players:
Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Akash Vashisht and Kuldip Yadav.
Traded players:
Avesh Khan (traded in from LSG)
Delhi Capitals
- DC have made some changes in their batting lineup.
- Rossouw, Sarfaraz, and Manish Pandey have been released.
- David Warner, Prithwi Shaw, Ishant Sharma, and Kuldeep are notable among retained players.
Retained players:
Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abhishek Porel, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar.
Released players:
Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Priyam Garg.
Punjab Kings
- Punjab has released the least amount of players compared to other teams.
- Shikhar Dhawan to continue as captain of the side.
- Punjab has one of the highest uncapped players in their team, showing their confidence in youngsters.
Retained players:
Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa and Shivam Singh.
Released players:
Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa and Shahrukh Khan.
