MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was back at his 'religious home' Chennai Super Kings whilst Royal Challengers Bangalore retained India captain Virat Kohli all the way through the much-publicised but predictable Indian Premier League retentions right here this night.
Mumbai Indians had the league's most a success captain Rohit Sharma back of their strong as many of the retentions took place on anticipated lines.
READ ALSO: Ricky Ponting appointed Delhi Daredevils head coach
Current Australia skipper Steve Smith was Rajasthan Royals' only pick out whilst his deputy David Warner stays with Sunrisers Hyderabad together with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
"It was a great opportunity to retain some players. We want to pick impact players who can take team forward. Warner and Bhuvaneshwar are impact players and impact is the right word for SRH," group mentor VVS Laxman mentioned after the retention procedure were given over.
One of the notable names to not be retained is long-time Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir, who is now back in the auction pool with West Indians Sunil Narine and Andre Russell being the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise's two alternatives.
Kings XI Punjab had left-arm spinner Axar Patel of their ranks whilst South African Chris Morris, younger guns Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are back with Delhi Daredevils.
DD CEO Hemant Dua mentioned: "Ricky Ponting has been appointed as head coach and we are going with the idea of having continuity. We have retained two youngsters and the whole team will be built around them. Chris Morris is a top all-rounder."
The franchises that has long gone for full 3 retentions are CSK, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and RCB.
For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are 2nd and 3rd retentions.
"Rohit and MI are synonymous while Hardik and Bumrah are special for us. We are happy that we were able to retain some players. Hardik and Bumrah are pillars of our franchise," MI supremo Akash Ambani mentioned.
CSK have retained their powerhouse performers Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina as their 2nd and 3rd selection respectively.
AB de Villiers is RCB's 2nd retention whilst they have kept uncapped Sarfaraz Khan for Rs three crore whilst hanging Chris Gayle back in the auction pool.
RCB group director Amrit Thomas mentioned: "Virat and AB retain themselves. In Sarfaraz, we wanted to invest in youth as he is a phenomenal player."
The purse that one spends for retention of 3 capped gamers is Rs 15 crore for Player 1, Rs 11 crore for Player 2 and Rs 7 crore for Player three whilst for 2 retentions -- it's Rs 12.5 crore for Player 1 and Rs 8.5 crore for participant 2.
However for Virat Kohli, the retention was Rs 17 crore, which by the way is his league price. A single participant retention had a deduction of Rs 12.5 crore.
Here is the list of gamers together with their retention fees:
Mumbai Indians had the league's most a success captain Rohit Sharma back of their strong as many of the retentions took place on anticipated lines.
READ ALSO: Ricky Ponting appointed Delhi Daredevils head coach
Current Australia skipper Steve Smith was Rajasthan Royals' only pick out whilst his deputy David Warner stays with Sunrisers Hyderabad together with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
"It was a great opportunity to retain some players. We want to pick impact players who can take team forward. Warner and Bhuvaneshwar are impact players and impact is the right word for SRH," group mentor VVS Laxman mentioned after the retention procedure were given over.
One of the notable names to not be retained is long-time Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir, who is now back in the auction pool with West Indians Sunil Narine and Andre Russell being the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise's two alternatives.
Kings XI Punjab had left-arm spinner Axar Patel of their ranks whilst South African Chris Morris, younger guns Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are back with Delhi Daredevils.
DD CEO Hemant Dua mentioned: "Ricky Ponting has been appointed as head coach and we are going with the idea of having continuity. We have retained two youngsters and the whole team will be built around them. Chris Morris is a top all-rounder."
The franchises that has long gone for full 3 retentions are CSK, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and RCB.
For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are 2nd and 3rd retentions.
"Rohit and MI are synonymous while Hardik and Bumrah are special for us. We are happy that we were able to retain some players. Hardik and Bumrah are pillars of our franchise," MI supremo Akash Ambani mentioned.
CSK have retained their powerhouse performers Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina as their 2nd and 3rd selection respectively.
AB de Villiers is RCB's 2nd retention whilst they have kept uncapped Sarfaraz Khan for Rs three crore whilst hanging Chris Gayle back in the auction pool.
RCB group director Amrit Thomas mentioned: "Virat and AB retain themselves. In Sarfaraz, we wanted to invest in youth as he is a phenomenal player."
The purse that one spends for retention of 3 capped gamers is Rs 15 crore for Player 1, Rs 11 crore for Player 2 and Rs 7 crore for Player three whilst for 2 retentions -- it's Rs 12.5 crore for Player 1 and Rs 8.5 crore for participant 2.
However for Virat Kohli, the retention was Rs 17 crore, which by the way is his league price. A single participant retention had a deduction of Rs 12.5 crore.
Here is the list of gamers together with their retention fees:
IPL 2018: MS Dhoni returns to CSK, RCB retain Virat Kohli
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