The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction is coming up on December 19th in Dubai, and franchises have already begun making decisions ahead of it.
With another mega auction slated for 2025 where squads will be completely revamped, teams are carefully evaluating which players to retain or release.
One major development is star England all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes opting out of the 2024 IPL season. Given his intense cricketing schedule and focus on managing his fitness, Stokes is likely to be released by Chennai Super Kings before the 2025 auction.
In a homecoming of sorts, Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed Gautam Gambhir as their new team mentor. Gambhir captained KKR to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 and was a crucial part of the franchise from 2011-2017. His experience and insights will be invaluable for the team going forward.
A few key trades have also materialized in the IPL 2024 trading window so far:
On November 3rd, Lucknow Super Giants traded all-rounder Romario Shepherd to Mumbai Indians. The Guyanese cricketer has featured in only 4 IPL games but Mumbai will be hoping he can deliver on his potential.
Rajasthan Royals acquired fast bowler Avesh Khan from Lucknow Super Giants on November 22nd. With 55 wickets from 47 IPL matches, including 26 scalps for LSG last season, he will boost Rajasthan’s bowling attack. In exchange, talented young batter Devdutt Padikkal moved from Rajasthan to Lucknow.
On November 26th, middle-order batsman Shahbaz Ahmed was traded from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Sunrisers Hyderabad, while all-rounder Mayank Dagar went the other way. Both players shifted for their existing salary amounts.
And on November 27, the IPL world was shaken up by two huge trades. Gujarat Titans leader Hardik Pandya returned to his original franchise Mumbai Indians, while Australian Cameron Green switched from Mumbai to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Again, no changes to the massive 17.5 crore contract Green had signed.
The trades have set the stage for what promises to be an exciting and unpredictable 2024 IPL auction. Franchises are already strategizing on which star players to target, and how to balance their squads.
With media speculation on potential trades and releases continuing, more dramatic moves could be in store in the coming weeks.
Below is the updated squad list for IPL 2024
Chennai Super Kings
Retained Players: Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
Released Players: Ben Stokes, Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala, Bhagath Varma, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati.
Delhi Capitals
Retained Players: Axar Patel, David Warner, Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed
Released Players: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manish Pandey, Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Priyam Garg, Rilee Rossouw, Sarfaraz Khan
Gujarat Titans
Retained Players: David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha
Released Players: Hardik Pandya, K.S. Bharat, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, Urvil Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders
Retained Players: Andre Russell, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
Released Players: Johnson Charles, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Litton Das, Lockie Ferguson, Shakib Al Hasan, Shardul Thakur, Mandeep Singh, N. Jagadeesan, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav
Lucknow Super Giants
Retained Players: Devdutt Padikkal (T), K. Gowtham, KL Rahul, Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Quinton De Kock, Naveen Ul Haq, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Charak
Released Players: Jaydev Unadkat, Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Daniel Sams, Suryansh Shegde, Swapnil Singh, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players: Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (T), Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, N. Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Romario Shepherd (T), Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar,
Released Players: Hrithik Shokeen, Jhye Richardson, Chris Jordan, Duan Jansen, Raghav Goyal, Ramandeep Singh, Jofra Archer, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Roley Meredith, Sandeep Warrier, Cameron Green, Tristan Stubbs
Punjab Kings
Retained Players: Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh
Released Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Matthew Short, Baltej Dhanda, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Raj Angad Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Mohit Rathee
Rajasthan Royals
Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (T), Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yashaswi Jaiswal
Released Players: Jason Holder, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, K.C Cariappa, K.M. Asif, Obed Mccoy, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained Players: Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Mayank Dagar (T), Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Reece Topley, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Cameron Green (T)
Released Players: Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Avinash Singh, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Finn Allen, Sonu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Michael Bracewell, Siddharth Kaul, Wayne Parnell
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Anmolpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Sanvir Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad (T), Upendra Singh Yadav, Washington Sundar
Released Players: Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Harry Brook, Kartik Tyagi
