Cricket is not just a game in India, it’s a religion and T20 format is the most heart pounding format of the game. Since the introduction of Indian Premier League, T20 cricket has achieved new heights and IPL now competes with various European football leagues in context of viewership.
IPL has been a great success in India and the country has witnessed 9 nail biting seasons since 2008. The countdown has begun for the upcoming Vivo IPL 2017 as all the eight franchises have disclosed the list of retained players. The players that have been retained by the teams are some of the highest paid and most influential cricketers in the world.
Around half of the allowed purse is spent on these players every year and they are the ones who have the responsibility of taking their team to the title victory.
A total of 140 players have been retained including 44 overseas cricketers and here is the list:
However, players like Ishant Sharma, Kevin Pietersen and the ‘million dollar boy’ Pawan Negi are among the others who have been released by the franchises. Here is the list:
Information Source: iplt20
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19 December 2016
Rohan Jaitly