TATA IPL 2023 Player Retentions List
The Indian Premier League is one of the most prestigious and entertaining cricket tournaments in the world. The TATA IPL 2023 is no exception. As teams across the country prepare for the 2023 season, they are starting to reveal their player retention list.
The Mumbai Indians are the reigning champions and they have already announced their retentions for the upcoming season. They will be retaining the services of captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya for the next two years. Whoopi Wanda, a new recruit from the West Indies, is also being retained for the long term.
The Chennai Super Kings have revealed that Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja will all stay with the team for the 2023 season. The Delhi Capitals also announced that Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan will be retained, while they are also expecting their star all-rounder Axar Patel to extend his contract with the club.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have opted to retain Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal. The Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to retain skipper Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narine, while fellow Indian internationals Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav may also stay on with the team. The Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab are expected to make their player retention announcements soon.
The TATA IPL 2023 promises to be even more exciting than ever before with some of the best players in the world staying with their respective teams for the next two years. It will be exciting to see how all the teams perform with their star-studded playing rosters.
Top buys from TATA IPL Player Auction 2023
TATA IPL Player Auction 2023 concluded on Sunday and an estimated INR 37.85 crore was spent in a frenzied bidding war by eight teams competing to secure the services of the country’s best cricket talent.
The teams came prepared with bags of money and expectedly, World Cup-winning speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, along with the highly rated batsman Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, were the top buys.
Jasprit Bumrah, who is India’s premier pace bowler, secured the highest number of bids and was finally bought by Mumbai Indians for a whopping INR 11 crore. He is currently the best bowler in the world and will be expected to add strength to Mumbai Indians’ attack.
Hardik Pandya also attracted the attention of all eight teams, who were keen to include him in their squads. Eventually, the all-rounder was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR. 10 crore. Apart from these two, another star Indian bowler who found himself highly rated in the auction was the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. The franchise spent INR 8.5 crore to acquire his services.
In the batting department, Virat Kohli, the current Indian team’s star batsman, was highly sought after, and eventually Royal Challengers Bangalore won the race by paying INR 13.21 crore. Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was taken by Chennai Super Kings for INR 7 crore.
Apart from the Indian stars, there were several foreign players who grabbed their share of spotlight. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was the most expensive overseas player, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 3.2 crore.
This player auction then concluded with all eight teams adequately adding power to their squads. Let’s wait and see who eventually comes up on top in the 2023 season of IPL.
991 players register for TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction
TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction received ninety-nine one registrations for its second edition, creating an exciting atmosphere for the bidders and fans alike.
The response from the players is overwhelming and the IPL Board is expecting an unprecedented turnout of players from all around the world at the auction. As compared to last year, the registrations have registered a significant increase of 64.5%.
The TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction is regarded as the biggest and most-anticipated event in the Indian cricketing calendar. It gives the players a chance to showcase their skills, come under the spotlight, and gain important recognition.
In this auction, every team can sign a maximum of three players, who will play a vital role in the team’s success. The teams are focusing on signing the best players they can get, and in doing so, they will be investing heavily in their futures.
As far as the rules of the auction are concerned, the players will be auctioned off in a simultaneous manner and the bid amounts will be determined by a board of experts. This board will assess the players on the basis of their batting, bowling, fielding, and other credentials.
It is obvious that there is a huge surge of interest among the players in the IPL and the TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction is no exception. With so many registrations, the auction looks to be one of the most exciting auctions ever witnessed.
