Here Is IPL 2024 Retained Players list, Check Who's In and Who's Out ?

"Captains Retained, Stars Released: A Closer Look at the IPL Retention Game Before IPL 2024 Auction Day" 

In a surprising turn of events ahead of the IPL 2024 auction, Gujarat Titans made headlines by retaining Hardik Pandya as their captain. Speculation had been rife about Pandya possibly returning to his former franchise, making his retention a major twist as the players' retention window closed on Sunday.

The retention decisions across all 10 franchises signaled significant changes, with Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders leading the way in a major revamp, opting for wholesale releases. Let's take a closer look at the retained and released players from some of the franchises:

Here's the list of Retained players from all teams:

1. Mumbai Indians:

   - Retained: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Dewald Brevis, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, and others.

   - Released: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, and others.

2. Gujarat Titans:

   - Retained: Hardik Pandya (Captain), David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, and others.

   - Released: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, and others.

3. Lucknow Supergiants:

   - Retained: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, and others.

   - Released: Daniel Sams, Karun Nair, Jaydev Unadkat, and others.

   - Traded: Romario Shepherd, Avesh Khan (out), Devdutt Padikkal (in).

4. Sunrisers Hyderabad:

   - Retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, and others.

   - Released: Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, and others.

5. Kolkata Knight Riders:

   - Retained: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and others.

   - Released: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, David Wiese, and others.

6. Chennai Super Kings:

   - Retained: MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, and others.

   - Released: Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Ambati Rayudu, and others.

7. Delhi Capitals:

   - Retained: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, and others.

   - Released: Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Rilee Rossouw, and others.

8. Rajasthan Royals:

   - Retained: Sanju Samson, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, and others.

   - Released: Devdutt Padikkal (traded), Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, and others.

9. Royal Challengers Bangalore:

   - Retained: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and others.

   - Released: Wanindu Hasarangha, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, and others.

10. Punjab Kings:

    - Retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, and others.

    - Released: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda, and others.

As the cricketing fraternity eagerly anticipates the upcoming auction on December 19, these retention decisions have added an extra layer of excitement to the build-up of IPL 2024.