IPL 2023 Retained Players List: BCCI announces Mega Auction for the IPL 2023 after the inclusion of 2 new IPL teams to the existing 8 teams. Ahead of the IPL 2023 Mega Auction, all 8 existing teams will announce their retained players list as per IPL 2023 retention rule.
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IPL 2023 Retained Players List
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IPL 2023 Retained Players List – MI
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 2023 Auction
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Rohit Sharma | Batman | INR 16 Cr |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | INR 12 Cr |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batman | INR 8 Cr |
| Kieron Pollard | all rounder | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2023 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 2023:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Virat Kohli | Batman | INR 15 CR |
| Glenn Maxwell | all rounder | INR 11 CR |
| Mohammad Siraj | Bowler | INR 7 CR |
IPL 2023 Retained Players List – SRH
Kane Williamson will be the first option for SRH in their IPL 2023 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 | Batman | INR 14 Cr |
| Abdul Samad | Bowler | INR 4Cr |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | INR 4Cr |
IPL 2023 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 2023 Mega Auction.
Following are the details of the PBKS Retained Players 2023:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batman | INR 12 Cr |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | INR 4 Cr |
IPL 2023 Retained Players List – CSK
IPL 2023 Squad: Chennai Super Kings looks its all possible way to retain Ruturaj Gaikwad who plays a crucial role in winning IPL 2023 trophy. Noticeably, Ruturaj Gaikwad is the orange cap holder of IPL 2023.
CSK retained MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Moeen Ali ahead of IPL 2023 Mega Auction.
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | all rounder | INR 16 Cr |
| MS Dhoni | Wicket Keeper Batman | INR 12 Cr |
| Moeen Ali | all rounder | INR 8 Cr |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batman | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2023 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 | Batman | INR 7.50Cr |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler | INR 6.50 Cr |
IPL 2023 Retained Players List – KKR
IPL 2023 Squad: Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut in the IPL 2023 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) |
| Andrew Russell | all rounder | INR 12 Cr |
| Varun Chakravarty | Bowler | INR 8 Cr |
| Venkatesh Iyer | all rounder | INR 8 Cr |
| Sunil Nostril | all rounder | INR 6 Cr |
IPL 2023 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, Joe Buttler is retained alongside young indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Following are the details of the RR Retained Players 2023:
| Player | Role | Price(In Crores) |
| Sanju Samson | wicket keeper batsman | INR 14 Cr |
| Joe Buttler | wicket keeper batsman | INR 10 Cr |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | batman | INR 4Cr |
IPL 2023 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 2023 Auction, Gujarat Titans can pick a maximum of 3 players from the IPL 2023 Auction pool players before the auction date.
Ahead of IPL 2023, 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 finalized 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 beater Vikram Solanki, who is currently Surrey’s head coach, will be the team director.
IPL 2023 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 2023 Auction, Lucknow had to pick a maximum of 3 players from the IPL 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 gold 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 2023.
- 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 2023 Mega Auction.
IPL 2023 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 player 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 |
