Today was the last date to retain the players ahead of the 2023 IPL. The teams have handed over the list of retained players to the BCCI. Last season’s finalists Rajasthan Royals managed to retain their core team.
Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson have retained eleven players who played in the last final. Darryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Karun Nair and Razi Vander Dusen are among the notables who have been omitted.
Apart from them, with Indian players also excluded, Rs 13.2 crore can be spent in the auction. Rajasthan Royals can now acquire 4 more foreign players in the auction
Rajasthan Royals need a good pace all-rounder in the auction. This time, a bunch of good all-rounders like Cameron Greene, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran are coming to the auction. Rajasthan may target any of them
Players released: Anunay Singh, Corbin Bosch, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Karun Nair, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Shubham Garhwal, Tejas Baroka
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 13.2 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 4
Current squad: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa