IPL 2022 Mega Auction: All the retained players of each team

There were a few surprises but most picks were on the expected lines as all 8 teams announced their retentions for IPL 2022 season. MS Dhoni was not Chennai Super Kings's first pick while Punjab Kings did not retain KL Rahul. Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad went for Kane Williamson but did not retain either David Warner or Rashid Khan.

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IPL 2022 Mega Auction : retained players

Retaining players cost the franchises a hefty amount if a team used all 4 options of retention then the total purse available for the 4 players was Rs 42 Crores. The first chosen player got Rs 16 Crores, the 2nd fetched Rs 12 Crores, the 3rd got a sum of Rs 8 Crores, and the 4th received Rs 6 Crores for their services.

The Punjab Kings thus have the highest salary purse available with INR 72 crore. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals have the least at INR 47.50 to be used at the mega auction.

Mumbai Indians

1. Rohit Sharma – Rs 16 crores
2. Jasprit Bumrah – Rs 12 crores
3. Suryakumar Yadav – Rs 8 crores
4. Kieron Pollard – Rs 6 crores

Delhi Capitals

1. Rishabh Pant – Rs 16 crores
2. Axar Patel – Rs 9 crores
3. Prithvi Shaw – Rs 7.5 crores
4. Anrich Nortje – Rs 6.5 crores

Kolkata Knight Riders

1. Andre Russell – Rs 12 crores
2. Varun Chakravarthy – Rs 8 crores
3. Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 8 crores
4. Sunil Narine – Rs 6 crores

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Chennai Super Kings

1. Ravindra Jadeja – Rs 16 crores
2. MS Dhoni – Rs 12 crores
3. Moeen Ali – Rs 8 crores
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad – Rs 6 crores

Rajasthan Royals

1. Sanju Samson – Rs 14 crores
2. Jos Buttler – Rs 10 crores
3. Yashasvi Jaiswal – Rs 4 crores

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1. Virat Kohli – Rs 15 crores
2. Glenn Maxwell – Rs 11 crores
3. Mohammed Siraj – Rs 7 crores

Sunrisers Hyderabad

1. Kane Williamson – Rs 14 crores
2. Abdul Samad – Rs 4 crores
3. Umran Malik – Rs 4 crores

Punjab Kings

1. Mayank Agarwal – Rs 12 crores
2. Arshdeep Singh – Rs 4 crores

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The two new teams Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants have picked their first three draft picks. Let's check out.

Gujarat Titans

1. Hardik Pandya – Rs 15 crores
2. Rashid Khan – Rs 15 crores
3. Subhman Gill – Rs 8 crores

Lucknow Super Giants

1. KL Rahul – Rs 17 crores
2. Marcus Stoinis – Rs 9.2 crores
3. Ravi Bishnoi – Rs 4 crores