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players who were released by the six
franchises are:
Delhi Daredevils: C.M. Gautam, Domnic Joseph
Muthuswamy, Jaydev Unadkat, K.K. Jiyaz, Kona
Srikar Bharat, Manoj Tiwary, Angelo Mathews,
Gurinder Sandhu and Marcus Stoinis.
Kings XI Punjab: Karanveer Singh, Parvinder
Awana, Shivam Sharma, Yogesh Golwalkar,
Beuran Hendricks, George Bailey and Thisara
Perera.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Veer Pratap Singh,
Aditya Garhwal, K.C Cariappa, Sumit Narwal,
Vaibhav Rawal, Patrick Cummins, Ryan ten
Doeschate, James Neesham, Azhar Mahmood
and Johan Botha.
Mumbai Indians: Aditya Tare, Abhimanyu
Mithun, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Aiden
Blizzard, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Ben
Hilfenhaus, Colin Munro and Josh Hazlewood.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Vijay Zol, Ashok
Dinda, Dinesh Karthik, Iqbal Abdullah, Jalaj
Saxena, Manvinder Bisla, Sandeep Warrier,
Shishir Bhavane, Subramaniam Badrinath,
Yogesh Takawale, Nic Maddinson, Darren
Sammy, Rilee Rossouw and Sean Abbott.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Chama Milind, Gade
Hanuma Vihari, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Prasanth
Padmanabhan, Praveen Kumar, Kevin Pietersen
and Ravi Bopara.
On the other hand, as many as 101 Indian
players, including 37 overseas stars were
retained by the franchises.
Delhi Daredevils: Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav,
Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Saurabh
Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreyas Iyer, Zaheer
Khan, Albie Morkel, Imran Tahir, Jean-Paul
Duminy, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock,
Travis Head.
Kings XI Punjab: Akshar Rajesh Patel, Anureet
Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Manan Vohra,
Murali Vijay, Nikhil Shankar Naik, Rishi Dhawan,
Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Narendra Thakur,
Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell,
Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir,
Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Piyush
Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Sheldon Jackson,
Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan,
Andre Russell, Brad Hogg, Chris Lynn, Morne
Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine.
Mumbai Indians: Akshay Wakhare, Ambati
Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, J.
Suchitch, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Rana, Parthiv
Patel, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rohit Sharma,
Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, Unmukt
Chand, Corey Anderson, Keiron Pollard, Lasith
Malinga, Lendl Simmons, Mitchell McClenaghan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Abu Nechim
Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep
Hardev Singh, Sarfaraz Naushad Khan, Sreenath
Arvind, Varun Aaron, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra
Singh Chahal, AB de Villers, Adam Milne, Chris
Gayle, David Wiese, Mitchell Starc.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Ashish Reddy,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Karn
Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Naman Ojha, Parvez Rasool,
Ricky Bhui, Shikhar Dhawan, Siddharth Kaul,
David Warner, Eoin Morgan, Kane Williamson,
Moises Henriques, Trent Boult.
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Delhi Daredevils: C.M. Gautam, Domnic Joseph
Muthuswamy, Jaydev Unadkat, K.K. Jiyaz, Kona
Srikar Bharat, Manoj Tiwary, Angelo Mathews,
Gurinder Sandhu and Marcus Stoinis.
Kings XI Punjab: Karanveer Singh, Parvinder
Awana, Shivam Sharma, Yogesh Golwalkar,
Beuran Hendricks, George Bailey and Thisara
Perera.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Veer Pratap Singh,
Aditya Garhwal, K.C Cariappa, Sumit Narwal,
Vaibhav Rawal, Patrick Cummins, Ryan ten
Doeschate, James Neesham, Azhar Mahmood
and Johan Botha.
Mumbai Indians: Aditya Tare, Abhimanyu
Mithun, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Aiden
Blizzard, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Ben
Hilfenhaus, Colin Munro and Josh Hazlewood.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Vijay Zol, Ashok
Dinda, Dinesh Karthik, Iqbal Abdullah, Jalaj
Saxena, Manvinder Bisla, Sandeep Warrier,
Shishir Bhavane, Subramaniam Badrinath,
Yogesh Takawale, Nic Maddinson, Darren
Sammy, Rilee Rossouw and Sean Abbott.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Chama Milind, Gade
Hanuma Vihari, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Prasanth
Padmanabhan, Praveen Kumar, Kevin Pietersen
and Ravi Bopara.
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Virender Sehwag: I want to coach
in the IPL
Virender Sehwag, a name that used to send
shivers down the spine of any bowling attack in
the world, is ready to share his experience and
knowledge with the young, blooming talents of
Indian cricket in the IPL.
The 37-year-old has played for several teams in
the IPL, and according to the right-hander, the
cash-rich league has had a big impact on Indian
cricket.
The former India opening batsman believes IPL
is a great platform for young Indian talents to
showcase their cricketing skills.
"I think it is a platform for a young Indian player.
If you look at 2000-01, when I joined the team,
we took 20 games to get used to international
cricket," Sehwag said in an exclusive interview
with ESPNCricinfo .
"Now, someone like Shikhar Dhawan, who has
played in the IPL, is used to the pace, and he
scored 180-odd on Test debut against Australia."
The former Kings XI Punjab batsman decided to
retire from the IPL because he did not want any
young talents to miss out on an opportunity
because of him.
Manan Vohra found it a little difficult to find a
place in the playing XI of the Kings XI Punjab as
Sehwag had way more experience under his belt.
"Indian players play in the IPL to get into the
Indian team. There is no point playing in the IPL
when I have retired from international cricket. I
did not want a youngster to miss out because of
me," Sehwag added.
"Manan Vohra can now play all the 14 games
and if he does well, he can also get into the
Indian team. I didn't want to stop a youngster
from playing."
Many people have criticised the IPL and have
gone on to say that players' performances in the
glamourous T20 league should not be the criteria
for selection to the India team. And on the other
hand, many have also supported the IPL, as it
gives a chance to the young budding talents to
prove their worth alongside the stars of
international cricket.
Sehwag also believes that a lot of players get
noticed after they play in the IPL. He gave the
examples of Glenn Maxwell, Yusuf Pathan, David
Warner and Ravindra Jadeja as players who
caught the eye of the selectors and later went
on to play for their respective nations.
"What is the harm if a domestic player plays in
the IPL?" Sehwag asked. "It is only the good
players who get selected to play. Give me one
player who is not good and playing in the IPL. If
he's good enough, he can get selected for India
as well, as it is a platform."
"A lot of players like Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf
Pathan, Warner and Glenn Maxwell were noticed
at the IPL first. It is a platform for players all
over the world and not just Indian players."
"If a player is playing the IPL and earning money,
it is not his fault that he is not playing for India.
He is not quitting the game. He is playing first-
class, one-day cricket and the IPL. If the
selectors don't pick him, what can the player
do?"
Sehwag does not want to end his association
with cricket as he still loves the game. He is
also considering taking up the role of a mentor
or a batting consultant in the IPL for next
season, while also not ruling out taking up a
commentator's role.
"I would love to be a coach, mentor or a batting
consultant. I would love to commentate in Hindi
as most people who watch the game are more
comfortable with Hindi in India rather than
English," Sehwag said.
"If any IPL team wants me to be a mentor or a
batting consultant, I would love to do that. I can
share my knowledge with the youngsters."
Sehwag, who has retired from the international
game, is currently focusing on playing in the
Masters Champions League (MCL) T20 2016,
which starts later this month in Dubai.
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January 22, 2016 16:07 PM IST
IPL 2016 Player Auction: Kevin
Pietersen wants IPL action, so will
RCB, SRH or DD bid for the
Englishman?
Kevin Pietersen, who has played for Royal
Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Delhi
Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past,
is available for bidding in the upcoming 2016
Player Auction on 6 February in Bengaluru.
Pietersen hopes franchises show interest in him
during the IPL auction.
The former Englishman revealed his interest via
Twitter when a cricket fan quizzed him about his
participation in the ninth edition of the IPL.
The IPL auction has an incredible pool of players,
including Yuvraj Singh, Martin Guptill, Jos Buttler,
Travis Head, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro.
With Pietersen saying he really wants to play in
the IPL this season, the IPL Auction stakes just
got a little higher.
I hope so. Hopefully an @IPL franchise signs me
up. Love India! ❤️ https://t.co/BlUFwWraS9
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) January 22, 2016
All these players are big names in the T20 arena,
and are expected to command big money during
the auction in Bengaluru.
With such mega stars, IPL franchises are
expected to come prepared and sign the players
who fit their bill.
Pietersen has been in top form in the Big Bash
League as well, and his current employers -- the
Melbourne Stars -- have already signed the
player for the next two editions of the BBL. It
just reflects the value Pietersen adds to a team.
Pietersen is one of the most successful players
in the IPL, with an average of 37.12 at a strike
rate of 136.07. Pietersen, who decided to give
the IPL 2015 a miss, and play English county
cricket, to put forward a case to be selected to
the national team, was released by the Sunrisers
Hyderabad.
However, Pietersen has not played for England
since Jan 2014 and one does not see the player
representing his national side in the near future
as well. With Pietersen available for the full
length of the competition, IPL franchises will be
keen to sign the player.
Will his former employers like the Royal
Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils or
Sunrisers Hyderabad put in a bid? The Daredevils
have the best chance considering they have the
highest purse for the auction.
The RCB, who possess an outstanding batting
lineup, which includes AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle
and Virat Kohli, can sign him and make their
battting look even stronger. With Kohli and Gayle
as the openers, Pietersen can walk in to bat at
number four as de Villiers comes in at number
three. If RCB sign the player, other teams will
have their work cut out against Bangalore.
RCB, who have retained 14 players in their
squad, and have a purse of Rs 21.625crore, still
have to buy a few more at the IPL 2016 Player
Auction, which could lead to them opting out of
a Pietersen battle, if a bidding war ensues.
Pietersen's former employers, Sunrisers have the
second largest purse in the IPL auction, with Rs
30.15cr and could once again sign the player as
he can also contribute with his gentle off-
spinners.
With batsmen such as Shikhar Dhawan, Eoin
Morgan and David Warner, Pietersen will add
more firepower to their batting lineup as well.
Looking at things, Pietersen could be one of the
most wanted players during the IPL auction.
Even Delhi, who have the biggest purse at Rs
37.15cr can outbid teams with if they really want
the Englishman.
The new two entrants in IPL 2016 -- Rising Pune
Supergiants and Team Rajkot – might also think
about bidding for Pietersen during the IPL Player
Auction. Both teams need to add quality and
quantity as they only have five players – bought
during the IPL 2016 Player Draft in December --
each.
Rajkot, who have a purse of Rs 27cr, should try
their best to sign Pietersen as they already have
three all-rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne
Bravo and James Faulkner – and are hence in
serious need of a batsman. Pietersen, with his
IPL experience, can play an important role for
Rajkot, if they sign him.
Irrespective of the number of franchises, who
put in a bid for the player, the Englishman is
expected to be a huge asset as he is still one of
the most dangerous batsmen in world cricket.
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IPL 2016 news: KKR, Sunrisers
Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians to
battle for Jos Buttler in February
auction
IPL franchises have received a shot in the arm
with reports suggesting England wicketkeeper
Jos Buttler will be available for the February
auctions. Three teams -- Kolkata Knight Riders
(KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai
Indians (MI) -- have shown an interest in signing
the player, which might lead to a big battle
during the IPL auction.
Initially, IPL teams were not sure regarding
Buttler's availability, but, now with the
aggressive right-hander set to feature, the
franchises are more than eager to sign a player
of such quality.
Last week, England coach Trevor Bayliss also
stated that Buttler could play in the IPL. The
England Cricket Board also seems to have given
the player the green signal to participate in the
IPL and gain experience.
Among a number of top stars in the auction,
Yuvraj Singh and Jos Buttler could be two of the
biggest names to go under the hammer. When
these players' names come up during the
auction, one can expect some fierce bidding.
The Telegraph report that KKR, SRH and MI are
interested in signing Buttler, as he can add great
value to any team he signs for in the IPL. If
there is a bidding war for the Englishman, SRH
stands the best chance of signing the player, as
the franchise has more money in their purse
during the IPL auction, compared to the other
two teams. SRH have a balance purse of 30.15
cr, while KKR and MI have 17.95 cr and 14.405
cr each.
SRH have retained 14 players from last season,
which means that the franchise have quite a few
players more to sign to fill their squad. With KKR
and MI having retained 19 and 15 players
respectively, a fascinating auction seems to be
on the cards with three teams keen on Buttler.
However, one cannot not rule out one of the
other teams from joining the battle for Buttler.
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