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IPL 2021: Know the Cricketers Retained by Their Teams

by Ragjyoti Deshmukh
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Today, we discuss the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams. The Indian Premier League is entering its 14th edition. The tournament, for which cricket fans all around the world wait for will see some new rules this time including introduction of neutral venues and venues limited to being six this season. While both of these rules were impacted by ongoing global pandemic, something the world is yet to recover from. Pandemic has also stopped the spectator access to the venues this season. Here we talk about the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams, players who the teams consider fit to continue with them.

Chennai Super Kings

The MS Dhoni led side had a horrid outing in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, a season they ended as number 7 on the table. While they missed Suresh Raina, the able deputy to Thala Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh had also withdrawn from the season. The top off-spinner, however, couldn’t continue with the most loved skipper in the Indian cricket. Here we list the players who the Chennai Super Kings considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Chennai Super Kings:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, N Jagadeesan, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, R Sai Kishore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

The David Warner led side had a chance at the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League trophy, but a loss against Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 ended the season for them. While Warner had a good season, the team had its own trouble with inconsistency among the ranks. Here we list the players who the VVS Laxman mentored Sunrisers Hyderabad considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad:

David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Basil Thampi, Vijay Shankar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Virat Singh

Mumbai Indians

The Rohit Sharma led side had a dominant outing in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, as they’d win the second title back to back. While they missed Lasith Malinga, the man known for his below the bat yorkers, his retirement from all of cricket means he would no longer be in the scheme of things. Here we list the players who the Mahela Jayawardene & Zaheer Khan mentored team considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Chris Lynn, Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan

Kings XI Punjab

The KL Rahul led side had a poor outing in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, a season they ended as number 6 on the table. While they missed the power hitting of Chris Gayle in many matches, as they would go with different team combination. Here we list the players who the Anil Kumble mentored considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Punjab Kings:

KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Bishnoi, Prabhsimran Singh, Deepak Hooda, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Darshan Nalkande, Ishan Porel and Harpreet Brar

Kolkata Knight Riders

The Eoin Morgan led side underwent change of leadership mid season in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, and they ended as number 5 on the table. While they were mostly struggling in finding the best playing XI. Here we list the players who the Brendon McCullum coached side considered fit to continue with them, as these are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders:

Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Virat Kohli led side went on to qualify for the playoffs in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, though they ended as number 4 on the table. While they were constantly on the find of consistent performance from their amazing duo, they have had troubles in their wicket-taking department. Here we list the players who the Simon Katich coached Franchise considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande. Josh Philippe was also among the retentions, but he had to withdraw and Finn Allen took his place.

Rajasthan Royals

The Sanju Samson led side had a horrid outing in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League under Steve Smith, a season they ended as number 8 on the table. While they couldn’t provide an able partner to their star bowler Jofra Archer, they had their own inconsistencies in batting performances as well. Here we list the players who the Kumar Sangakkara mentored considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Rajasthan Royals:

Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Manan Vohra

Delhi Capitals

The Shreyas Iyer led side had an improved outing in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, a season they ended as number 2 on the table. While they missed their first Indian Premier League title strikingly close, they’d like to upgrade their performance this year. Here we list the players who the Ricky Ponting coached considered fit to continue with them, as they are also included in the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams.

Players retained by Delhi Capitals:

Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes. An injury pushed the captain Shreyas Iyer out of most of the 2021 season with Rishabh Pant named captain of the Delhi franchise.

These were the cricketers retained by IPL 2021 teams. While some changes came after the auctions with a few withdrawing due to national duties, a few mandated by injuries, a final team may have changes during the season as well, though that would be one or two off. Hope you liked the content; keep interacting with us under comments with your questions and thoughts as these would help us make content that you like.