Indian T20 League: Full List Of Players Released, Pursue Value Remaining Before The 2024 Auction

The date for the retention of the players is over and the respective franchises have released the list ahead of the auction of the Indian T20 League 2024. Mumbai acquired Hardik Pandya and it emerged as the biggest talking point in the sports world right now. The talismanic all-rounder spent two flabbergasting seasons with Gujarat winning them their maiden trophy and finishing in the runners-up spot in the second season will now re-join his old franchise. Mumbai on the other hand, released their skillful pacer Jofra Archer who formed a deadly pace attack with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Delhi on the other side decided to retain Rishabh Pant despite having no clarity over his potential return to the field after he was involved in a car crash in December 2022. Pant also missed the entire of the Indian T20 League 2023 season as he was recovering from his injuries.

Chennai Franchise

Released players: Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu, Kyle Jamieson, Akash Singh, Sisanda Magala.

Purse Value Left: ₹31.4 crore

Mumbai Franchise

Released players: Mohd. Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier

Traded players: Romario Shepherd (Traded in from Lucknow)

Purse Value Left: ₹15.25 crore

Kolkata Franchise

Released players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles

Purse Value Left: ₹32.7 crore

Rajasthan Franchise

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

Traded: Avesh Khan

Purse Value Left: ₹14.5 crore 

Gujarat Franchise

Released players: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka

Purse Value Left: ₹23.15 crore

Hyderabad Franchise

Released players: Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid

Traded players: Shahbaz Ahmed (Traded in from Bangalore)

Purse Value Left: ₹34 crore

Bangalore Franchise

Released players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav

Traded players: Mayank Dagar (Traded in from Hyderabad)

Purse Value Left: ₹40.75 crore

Delhi Franchise

Released Players: Rilee Rossouw, Chetan Sakariya, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg.

Purse Value Left: ₹28.95 crore 

Punjab Franchise

Released: Mohit Rathee, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh

Purse Value Left: ₹29.1 crore

Lucknow Franchise

Released players: Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair

Traded players: Devdutt Padikkal (Traded in from Rajasthan)

Purse Value Left: ₹13.15 crore