The franchisees have retained their top players ahead of the 2022 IPL auctions, know the most expensive player in the retention list
Every team had the options of retaining only four players. The teams could only retain players in this combination – two Indians and two overseas or three Indians and one overseas. On 30 November, eight teams decided to retain their top players ahead of the auctions.
IPL Retention List 2022: List of the Top 20 most expensive retained players
Ravindra Jadeja : Retained by Chennai Super Kings for 16 Crores.
Rohit Sharma : Retained by Mumbai Indians for 16 Crores
Rishabh Pant : Retained by Delhi Capitals for 16 Crores
Virat Kohli : Retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 15 Crores
Kane Williamson : Retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 14 Crores
Sanju Samson : Retained by Rajasthan Royals for 14 Crores
MS Dhoni : Retained by Chennai Super Kings for 12 Crores
Andre Russell : Retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for 12 Crores
Jasprit Bumrah : Retained by Mumbai Indians for 12 Crores
Mayank Agarwal : Retained by Punjab Kings for 12 Crores
Glenn Maxwell : Retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 11 Crores
Jos Buttler : Retained by Rajasthan Royals for 10 Crores
Axar Patel : Retained by Delhi Capitals for 9 Crores
Moeen Ali : Retained by Chennai Super Kings for 8 Crores
Suryakumar Yadav : Retained by Mumbai Indians for 8 Crores
Varun Chakravarthy : Retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for 8 Crores
Prithvi Shaw : Retained by Delhi Capitals for 7.5 Crores
Mohammed Siraj : Retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 7 Crores
Anrich Nortje : Retained by Delhi Capitals for 6.5 Crores
Kieron Pollard : Retained by Mumbai Indians for 6 Crores.
It will be interesting to see how many players franchisees will take back in the auctions. A lot of players have released by the franchisee who would have easily made it to the playing XI of their teams.
This is the third instance when teams have gone into the mega auctions. In 2011, two new teams, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors India were added in the tournament. All the teams had to prepare an entirely different combination as their best players were acquired by other franchisees.
The 2018 auctions was the second instance when the teams had a mega auction. Now that two new teams- Lucknow and Ahmedabad have been added, teams will head into the mega auctions and will try their best to get their best players back.