IPL 2022 Retention – Most Valuable Retentions

 

All eight franchisees have finalized their retention based on long term player value, captainship, availability of playing in 2022 season, injury & fitness. Four franchisees retained their full quota of players. These franchisees are having good talents in their squad so it was tough decision for them to retain four out of big pool of good players. Three franchisees retained their three players and One franchisee retained two players.

Big stars like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant are almost same price compared to 2021. In fact, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have reduced fee compared to 2021. Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant are at same price level.

There are some surprises in the auction mainly with Royal Challengers Bangalore by retaining only three players even though they have good list of players. They did not retain Harshal Patel who was purple cap holder in 2021 and has very good T20 International debut.  Also, Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan are not retained by their respective franchisees. Kolkata Knight Riders retained V. Iyer in place of Shubman Gill who was consistent with them in opening. V. Iyer can bowl but he did not bowl in IPL 2021.

Following are most valuable retention by franchisees.

Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Sunil Narine is retained with INR 6 Cr and it is very less compared to last season (INR 12.5 Cr). He is all-rounder and can bat at opening and as finisher. He can bowl in power play and in middle overs. If he is not retained then there will be tough competition among franchisees. This is best valuable retention.

Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Glenn Maxwell is retained with INR 11 Cr and it is less compared to last season (INR 14.25 Cr). He is all-rounder and he will have great role to play with Royal Challengers Bangalore in absence of AB de Villiers. This is best retention for RCB.

Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

Kieron Pollard is retained with INR 6 Cr. which is almost same as compared to last season (INR 5.4 Cr). He is with Mumbai Indians since long. He is playing various role for Mumbai Indians like finisher, bowler and leader when Rohit Sharma is not playing.

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Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings)

Moeen Ali is retained with INR 8 Cr which is almost same as compared to last season (INR 7 Cr). In last season, he gave flexibility to CSK line up by going at number four for batting. He is good spinner who can bowl in power play and in middle overs.

Looking at team retention performance, Royal Challengers Bangalore has done great job by keeping total price of retained players at same level of INR 33 Cr compared to last price to these retained players. If they have retained one more player like Devdutt Padikkal or Harshal Patel or Yuzvendra Chahal, it would be best retention for them.

All other franchisees have retained their players at total higher price compared to last season.