IPL 2022 Retention News: Every IPL team starts to announce their IPL 2022 retained players list as the last date for the IPL 2022 retention announcement is just about to reach.
IPL 2022 Retention Last Date
November 30, 2021, is the last date for all teams to announce all teams’ retained players list for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
For the two new teams, the timeline to pick their players is from December 1-25.
READ: IPL 2022 Squad of All IPL Teams – Updated after IPL 2022 Auction
IPL 2022 Retention Rules
- A team is set to be allowed to keep up to three Indian(capped/uncapped) and two foreign players with the total number of retentions not exceeding four.
- It has clearly said that a team cannot keep more than two uncapped players.
- As per the conditions, the team management can either retain three Indian players and one overseas player or two Indian players and two overseas players.
- Two New IPL teams can pick any 2 Indian and 1 foreign player from the Mega auction pool before the start of the auction 2022.
- Also, new teams can pick only one uncapped player before the auction.
- There will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
IPL 2022 Salary Cap
BCCI also explained the salary cap for the retained players based on the team’s decision of the number of players retention.
- If a team retains 4 players, Rs 42 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 3 players, Rs 33 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 2 players, Rs 24 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains only one player, it will lose Rs 14 crore from its purse value.
- Each uncapped player retained will cost Rs 4 crore each.
If a team retains 4 of its player then the salary cap of the four players will be as follows:
*below mentioned will be the player’s annual salary
| Deductions for 4 Players | INR 42 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 16 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 12 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 8 Cr |
| Player 4 | INR 6 Cr |
If a team retains 3 of its player then the salary cap of the three players will be as follows:
| 3 players deduction | INR 33 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 15 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 11 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 7 Cr |
If a team retains 2 of its player then the salary cap of the two players will be as follows:
| 2 Players deduction | INR 24 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 14 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 10 Cr |
If a team keeps only one player, then the team has to pay a total of INR 14 crores
| 1 Player deduction | INR 14 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List
IPL retention will be live on Star Sports and Hotstar from 09:30 PM IST on November 30th. Check how to watch IPL 2022 Retention live for free!!!
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard are retained by Mumbai Indians – Ishan Kishan was not retained, but MI bid INR 15.25CR for him to get back into the squad, which is eventually became the highest bid IPL 2022 Auction
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Rohit Sharma | Batsman | INR 16 Cr |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | INR 12 Cr |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batsman | INR 8 Cr |
| Kieron Pollard | All-rounder | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – RCB
Royal Challengers Banglore retained Virat Kohli in their first retained player slot for Rs. 15 crores, followed by Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for Rs. 11 crores and their last retention is Siraj where he bagged Rs. 7 crores.
Following are the details of the RCB Retained Players 2022:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | INR 15 CR |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder | INR 11 CR |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | INR 7 CR |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – SRH
Kane Williamson will be the first option for SRH in their IPL 2022 players retention. If SRH decides to build a strong bowling unit with Indian players then Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the better options, which they brought back in the Auction.
SRH couldn’t retain Rashid Khan, who’s was later drafted by Gujarat Titans for Rs 15 crore, which more than the first choice Kane Williamson.
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Kane Williamson | Batsman | INR 14 Cr |
| Abdul Samad | Bowler | INR 4Cr |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | INR 4Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – PBKS
Punjab Kings needs to utilize this mega auction opportunity to build a strong team that could lift their maiden IPL trophy in the upcoming season.
PBKS retained just 2 players out of 4 players’ options. Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh were retained by the PBKS ahead of PL 2022 Mega Auction.
Following are the details of the PBKS Retained Players 2022:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batsman | INR 12 Cr |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | INR 4 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – CSK
IPL 2022 Squad: Chennai Super Kings looks its all possible way to retain Ruturaj Gaikwad who plays a crucial role in winning IPL 2021 trophy. Notably, Ruturaj Gaikwad is the orange cap holder of IPL 2021.
CSK retained MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Moeen Ali ahead of IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder | INR 16 Cr |
| MS Dhoni | Wicket Keeper Batsman | INR 12 Cr |
| Moeen Ali | All-rounder | INR 8 Cr |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batsman | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – DC
Delhi Capitals all set to retain Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, and Anrich Nortje. Thinking of building a young team DC had to skip their opening batter Dhawan.
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Rishabh Pant | Wicket keeper batsman | INR 16 Cr |
| Axar Patel | Bowler | INR 9 Cr |
| Prithvi Shaw | Batsman | INR 7.50Cr |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler | INR 6.50 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – KKR
IPL 2022 Squad: Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut in the IPL 2021 and scored 370 runs with 3 wickets while playing 10 matches of the season. KKR will also not dare to lose Varun Chakaravarthy who plays a vital role in KKR’s success in the past 2 seasons.
Kolkata Knight Riders retained their two all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell while they want to keep Varun Chakravarty, Venkatesh Iyer as Indian core.
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Andre Russell | All-rounder | INR 12 Cr |
| Varun Chakravarty | Bowler | INR 8 Cr |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-rounder | INR 8 Cr |
| Sunil Narine | All-rounder | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2022 Retained Players List – RR
Rajasthan Royals needs to utilize this mega auction opportunity to build a strong team that could lift their second IPL trophy in the upcoming season.
Sanju Samson will continue to captain the side, Jos Buttler is retained alongside young indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Following are the details of the RR Retained Players 2022:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Sanju Samson | Wicket keeper batsman | INR 14 Cr |
| Jos Buttler | Wicket keeper batsman | INR 10 Cr |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | batsman | INR 4Cr |
IPL 2022 Squad Gujarat Titans
CVC Capital is the owner of the Gujarat Titans. CVC Capital won the bidding war for 5625(over 692 million USD) to own the Gujarat Titans. The CVC Capitals’ bid was 160% more than BCCI’s base price for the IPL team.
As per the BCCI’s rules for IPL 2022 Auction, Gujarat Titans can pick a maximum of 3 players from the IPL 2022 Auction pool players before the auction date.
Ahead of IPL 2022, the Gujarat Titans bags Rashid Khan and Hardik Pandya for Rs 15 crores each while the franchise bags Shubman Gill for Rs 8 Crores INR.
It is also learned that Hardik Pandya named as captain of the Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Titans finalised its coaching staff – they will be led by former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra, and former South Africa batter and head coach Gary Kirsten. Former England batter Vikram Solanki, who is currently Surrey’s head coach, will be the team director.
IPL 2022 Squad Lucknow Super Giants
RPSG Group of Sanjiv Goenka is the owner of the Lucknow Super Giants. RPSG Group won the bidding war for 7090 crores (over 932 million USD) to own the Lucknow team.
As per the BCCI’s rules for IPL 2022 Auction, Lucknow had to pick a maximum of 3 players from the IPL 2022 Auction pool players before the auction date.
Lucknow Super Giants ropes KL Rahul for INR 17 crores followed by Marcus Stoinis for INR 9.2 crores and uncapped Ravi Bishnoi for INR 4 crores.
IPL 2022 Remaining Purse Value – All Teams
| Team | Purse Reaming | Total Players |
| Punjab Kings | 3.45 CR | 25 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.10 CR | 23 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 0.95 CR | 24 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1.55 CR | 22 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2.95 CR | 25 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.45 CR | 25 |
| Mumbai Indians | 0.10 CR | 25 |
| Delhi Capitals | 0.10 CR | 24 |
| Gujarat Titans | 0.15 CR | 23 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 0 CR | 21 |
IPL 2022 Retention News
- The deadline for 8 IPL franchises to submit the retention players list is at 12 pm IST today(November 30).
- IPL retention will be live on Star Sports and Hotstar from 5 pm IST on November 30th. Check how to watch IPL 2022 Retention live for free!!!
- MS Dhoni is keen to get less price in the retention as he prefers other players to get better deals.
- A Punjab Kings source said Punjab Kings is unlikely to retain any player for IPL 2022.
- Rashid Khan is unlikely to be retained by SRH as the Afghan spinner is not willing to be SRH’s second retained player ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction. Notably, the difference between the two positions is INR 4 crore.
- Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal are likely to retain by RR while Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, and Ben Stokes are also in contention.
- As far SRH is concerned their first retainment will be their skipper Kane Williamson, while they could not leave Rashid Khan on the other hand there might be hard bargain between the two parties.
- The retention of RCB likely to be Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Devdutt Padikkal, and Yuzi Chahal or Mohammed Siraj.
- IPL 2021 retention will be live on Star Sports on November 30.
- The four-time IPL trophy winner CSK plans to retain MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Moeen Ali.
- Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard are set to be retained by Mumbai Indians – chances of Ishan Kishan being retained is high for his wicketkeeper cum aggressive opening batsman role.
- Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal are likely to retain by RR while Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, and Ben Stokes are also in contention.
- Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to retain their two all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell while they want to keep Varun Chakravarty too. It is learnt that KKR is still deciding on whether to retain Shubman Gill or Venkatesh Iyer.
- Delhi Capitals all set to retain Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, and Anrich Nortje. Thinking of building a young team DC might skip their opening batter Dhawan.
- Royal Challengers Banglore set to retain Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell ahead of IPL 2022. As ABD announces his retirement from all forms of cricket RCB might try to retain KS Bharat for his wicketkeeper cum batter role.
- KL Rahul is likely to lead one of the new IPL teams (Lucknow) in IPL 2022.
- Chennai Super Kings is all set to retain MS Dhoni in IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
