Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) demand to follow the hybrid model for all ICC tournaments held in India until 2027.

According to a report by the news agency PTI, the decision was finalised after ICC's newest chairman, Jay Shah, met the board members, including Pakistan, in an informal meeting at the headquarters in Dubai on Thursday.

"It's been agreed in principle by all parties that the 2025 Champions Trophy will be held in the UAE and Pakistan, with India playing its matches in Dubai. It's a win-win situation for all stakeholders," the ICC source told PTI.

Last week, after months of back-and-forth and withdrawing its boycott threat, PCB, reportedly threatened to lose their hosting rights, finally agreed to BCCI and ICC's demand to adapt the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy. "Cricket should win, that's most important, but with respect for all. We are going to do what's best for cricket. Whichever formula we go for, it would be on equal terms," Pakistan Cricket Board head Mohsin Naqvi had stated after the last ICC meet.

In return, PCB demanded that a similar rule be followed during all ICC tournaments played in India until 2031. However, the ICC has agreed to a hybrid model for all its events until 2027.

During this period, India will host two ICC tournaments. They will co-host the T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka in 2026, implying that Pakistan will play all their matches in the island nation. They will also host the Women's World Cup in 2025, hence Pakistan's cricket team will have to travel to a neutral country for all their matches.

"During the 2026 men's T20 World Cup, Pakistan will play its matches in Sri Lanka. The compensation demanded by PCB for the Champions Trophy hybrid model is still under consideration," the source said.

Champions Trophy schedule to be announced soon?

The chaos surrounding the hybrid model for the ICC tournament caused a considerable delay in announcing the schedule for the Champions Trophy. In fact, as per the contract between ICC and the broadcasters, the schedule should have been announced at least 90 days in advance but that deadline has already been breached. However, with the decks being cleared, the release of the Champions Trophy schedule could be expected soon by fans and broadcasters, Star Sports.

The channel's representatives were in Dubai to discuss the operational modalities of the 'Hybrid Model' and prospective schedule with Shah. But that meeting was postponed to Saturday, according to sources.

We take a look at how the teams are stacked after the two-day auction process in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians (MI) have a robust core of Indian players, but their overseas signings for the upcoming season are unconventional. While the presence of Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner adds experience, the rest of their foreign contingent is relatively untested in the IPL.

Players like England’s Will Jacks, Reece Topley, South Africa’s Lizaad Williams, and Afghanistan’s Allah Ghazanfar have limited league experience. New Zealand's Bevan-John Jacobs and South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton are making their IPL debuts, making MI’s depth a key area to watch.

Mumbai Indians SQUAD

Batters: Suryakumar Yadav (retained), Rohit Sharma (retained), Tilak Varma (retained), Bevan-John Jacobs

Wicketkeepers: Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Krishnan Shrijith

Allrounders: Hardik Pandya (pace; retained), Naman Dhir (spin; RTM), Will Jacks (spin), Raj Angad Bawa (pace), Vignesh Puthur (spin)

Spinners: Allah Ghazanfar, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner

Fast bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah (retained), Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Raju, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made headlines by re-signing R. Ashwin after a decade, reuniting him with Ravindra Jadeja to further strengthen their spin department. The addition of young Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad complements their strategy. Their squad now boasts several all-rounders and fast bowlers. CSK has also placed bets on players like Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, and Kamlesh Nagarkoti, hoping to revive their IPL careers.

Chennai Super Kings SQUAD

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad (retained), Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Deepak Hooda, Andre Siddarth

Wicketkeepers: Devon Conway, MS Dhoni (retained), Vansh Bedi

Allrounders: Ravindra Jadeja (spin; retained), Shivam Dube (pace; retained), R Ashwin (spin), Sam Curran (pace), Rachin Ravindra (spin; RTM), Vijay Shankar (pace), Anshul Kamboj (pace), Jamie Overton (pace), Ramakrishna Ghosh (pace)

This financial advantage was strategically utilized to craft a balanced team, aiming to secure their first-ever IPL championship. A significant move in their team assembly was the acquisition of Shreyas Iyer, a renowned Indian batsman, for an unprecedented sum of Rs 26.75 crore, setting a new record for the highest purchase in IPL history.

Iyer, who previously led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL victory in 2024, is expected to enhance PBKS's batting strength significantly.

In addition to Iyer, PBKS has also fortified its bowling lineup by signing Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal, both for Rs 18 crore. These players are among India's top wicket-takers in T20Is, promising to add depth and versatility to the team's bowling department, potentially making it one of the most competitive in the league.

Prior to the auction, PBKS retained two of its key players, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, for INR 5.5 crore and INR 4 crore, respectively.

Shashank Singh has been recognized for his impactful performances as a middle-order batsman and a part-time bowler, while Prabhsimran Singh has been valued for his explosive batting at the top order and his skills as a wicketkeeper.

Since its inception in 2008, PBKS, formerly known as Kings XI Punjab, have experienced a mix of highs and lows, with their best performance being a runner-up finish in 2014.

However, inconsistency and frequent changes in leadership have been major obstacles in their quest for the title. The appointment of Ricky Ponting as head coach signifies a strategic shift towards stability, tactical acumen, and long-term planning in pursuit of success.

With a substantial budget and a strategic approach to the auction, PBKS focused on addressing key areas such as securing a consistent top-order batsman, experienced finishers, and specialist bowlers for the death overs.

This approach underlines their ambition to build a well-rounded and competitive squad for IPL 2025, aiming to overcome past inconsistencies and achieve their long-awaited championship victory.

PBKS IPL 2025 Full Player List: Punjab Kings Squad with Complete Details of Players Bought, Retained, and Released

PBKS Full List of Retained Players

PBKS Full List of Released Players

A total of 70 league matches and 4 Playoff matches will be held including the 2 Qualifiers, the eliminator and the final.

Here is the list of full squad

Chennai Super Kings

MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.

Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.

Gujarat Titans

David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.

Punjab Kings

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.

Lucknow Super Giants

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Mohd. Arshad Khan.

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India named three replacements to the existing India squad for the second Test match. The Indian side handed maiden call-up for Sarfaraz Khan, who has been toiling in the Ranji Trophy for several years. In fact there was a furore over not giving Sarfaraz a call-up despite him doing sensationally well in the last three years.

India also brought in Bihar spinner Sourabh Kumar and dependable all-rounder Washington Sundar.

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In India A's recent tour match against England Lions, Sarfaraz hit a stunning 161 in the only innings that India A batted in. Sarfaraz earned the player of the match award and helped India A win the tour game by an innings and 16 runs. There has been much debate about the batter's exclusion from the Test team and the relevance of Ranji Trophy in India's squad selection. The selection of the batter and spinner Sourabh Kumar in the 2nd Test match by reduce that noise for the moment.

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India squad for 2nd Test

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.

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The only plausible explanation is that Narendra Modi’s fiercely pro-Hindu regime is making an example of a British Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, one variable over which he has no control. And so, on the eve of the proudest moment of his young career, the rookie off-spinner is stranded in diplomatic limbo. It is a shameful humiliation of a blameless player, and one that his England team-mates should punish in Hyderabad by refusing to take to the field.

The significance of this moment can hardly be understated. India has effectively concocted a method of determining which players can and cannot play for England based on their race. This is indefensible, and it demands to be met with the strongest response. Short of Ben Stokes marching into the visa department on Bashir’s behalf, the one powerful recourse he has left is to delay the series, to demonstrate that England will not be subservient to the world’s most powerful cricketing nation. The demeaning of one of their players for reasons not of his making should be treated as an affront to them all.

Imagine, for a moment, if the roles were reversed. Picture the almighty ruckus that the Board of Control for Cricket in India would create if one of their own were still waiting for approval to enter England after 44 days. They are so used to having their every whim indulged that in 2021, India had a decisive fifth Test against England at Edgbaston postponed, ostensibly on the pretext of a positive Covid-19 case. The explanation did not persuade Nasser Hussain, who argued the decision was all about enabling players to return for the Indian Premier League season.

It is a reflection of India’s insuperable might in the game that England are, in public at least, remaining so calm. “Things take time,” says Brendon McCullum, normally the straightest of shooters. Yes, but the process of issuing an Indian visa does not, for any England player without Pakistani heritage, take 1½ months. This is one impasse that could all be resolved within seconds. All it would take is one phone call from Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, to his father, Amit, India’s minister for home affairs. In these situations, interior ministers are invested with the power of God to decree who passes through their nations’ borders. The fact that India wants to humiliate Bashir regardless illustrates how this case is about far more than the wheels of government grinding slowly.

This is about the 20-year-old being, in the eyes of England’s hosts, the wrong ethnicity. We know this because the pattern of behaviour is so well established. For last year’s World Cup, Pakistan were forced to cancel a two-day training camp when India only granted their visas 48 hours before the tournament. Usman Khawaja, a dual citizen of Australia and Pakistan, also faced a fearsome struggle to be admitted last March, with even Ramachandra Guha, a former BCCI administrator, calling his country’s treatment of the opening batsman “spiteful”.

The same label can be attached to India’s belittling of Bashir. What possible national security grounds are there for refusing him entry? He was born in Surrey, with his only connection to Pakistan through his parents. The Somerset bowler described himself as “lost for words” at the honour of his call-up to the England Test squad, and he has worked assiduously to prove his credentials with the side in Abu Dhabi. Now, while everyone else makes the short hop across the Arabian Sea, he is suffering the indignity of having to fly home. That it is all the product of muscle-flexing by India makes the experience doubly galling.

What should be Bashir’s finest hour is now his grisliest ordeal. A place in the first Test is out of the question, and a return for the second, starting on February 2, is increasingly in jeopardy if India’s intransigence continues. And what if the visa does not come through at all? This would carry the ugliest echo of the D’Oliveira Affair, when the statement by then South African prime minister John Vorster that Basil D’Oliveira – as a so-called “Cape Coloured” – would not be accepted as a member of the touring English side exposed the full repugnance of apartheid. On that occasion, England held their nerve, cancelling the 1968-69 series. Will Stokes’ men follow suit?

Do not hold your breath. India’s capacity to bend cricket to their will is such that Stokes, who must privately be harbouring molten rage, can say only that he is “frustrated”. The calculation is that there is too much political capital at stake to rock the boat. Except this particular controversy goes beyond politics. The snub to Bashir is, quite simply, a move with race at its heart. And this is one outrage that England cannot let stand.

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Though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the IPL governing council are yet to formally confirm it, as per ESPN Cricinfo, franchises have received a list of 1166 players registered for the auction. With 77 available slots, 30 are designated for overseas players, and the total collective spending limit for the 10 teams stands at Rs 262.95 crore.

Ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction, here's a rundown of retained players across the 10 teams for IPL 2024:

Chennai Super Kings: Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande

Delhi Capitals: Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhul

Gujarat Titans: Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha

Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer

Lucknow Super Giants: Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (T), K. Gowtham, KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Nicholas Pooran, Prerak Mankad, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Charak

Mumbai Indians: Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Cameron Green, Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, N. Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Romario Shepherd (T), Shams Mulani, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod

Punjab Kings: Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Vidwath Kaverappa

Rajasthan Royals: Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (T), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (T), Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Will Jacks

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Sanvir Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad (T), T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Upendra Singh Yadav, Washington Sundar

The development comes three days after the deadline for franchises to finalise their list of retained and released players. Players will have to submit their names along with No-Objection Certificates from their respective boards and according to a report on Cricbuzz, have until Thursday to complete the process.

The IPL auction is set to take place in Dubai on 19 December, with the trading window set to remain active till the 12th. Given it will be taking place right after the ICC World Cup, the top performers from the mega event will heavily sought after by the ten franchises including Pat Cummins, who led Australia to their sixth world title with a six-wicket victory over India.

The IPL Retention Day on Sunday witnessed some interesting calls made by the franchise, with Chennai Super Kings releasing all-rounder Ben Stokes although the England Test captain had already indicated his intention to pull out of the 2024 season. Additionally, Kolkata Knight Riders released India all-rounder Shardul Thakur while Mumbai Indians parted ways with express quick Jofra Archer.

Five-time champions MI also dominated headlines for welcoming Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya back into their fold through an all-cash trade. Pandya led the Titans for two seasons, helping them win the title on IPL debut in 2022, and and returns to the franchise that he had represented for seven seasons since his debut in 2015.

There are a total of 77 slots available across the 10 teams following the retentions and releases with a maximum of 30 overseas players. More than 700 players are expected to sign up for the auction although not everyone will make it to the shortlist that the BCCI prepares ahead of the auction. The shortlist had 405 players ahead of the last year’s auction that took place in Kochi.

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That includes the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult among others besides skipper Sanju Samson himself.

Senior England batter Joe Root had indicated his decision to pull out of the 2024 season after having remained on the bench throughout the 2023 season, and he was among the nine players released by the Royals on Sunday. It remains to be seen whether the Royals pursue him in next month’s auction or not.

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Also getting released from the franchise is senior West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder, who had little impact with bat or ball for the Royals last season, collecting 12 runs in eight appearances across the season along with four wickets. The Barbadian had three good seasons with the ball between 2020 and 2022 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants, but simply could not deliver for the Royals this time around.

Pacer Obed McCoy, who played just one game in the entire 2023 season, too follows fellow West Indian Holder in the auction pool. The other players released by the Royals are Murugan Ashwin. KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Akash Vashisht, Abdul Basith and Kuldip Yadav (the pacer).

RR have also been part of the trading window, sending batter Devdutt Padikkal to Lucknow Super Giants in exchange of pacer Avesh Khan. Avesh’s inclusion shores up the Indian pace-bowling department that comprises Krishna, Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Sen and he might just be given a long rope this season as one of RR’s first-choice seam options.

Rajasthan Royals retained players: Sanju Samson, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan (Traded from LSG), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira.

Rajasthan Royals released players: Murugan Ashwin. KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Akash Vashisht, Abdul Basith, Kuldip Yadav, Joe Root, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy.

Rajasthan Royals remaining slots: RR have 17 players in the squad which includes five overseas players. It means they have space for eight more players including three overseas.

Rajasthan Royals purse remaining: RR have spent Rs. 85.5 crore on their current squad. They have Rs 14.5 crore still to spend.

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