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Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday revealed their retained player list ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League auction. The franchise has retained a total of 16 players, including 12 Indians and four from overseas, and has released nine players in total – including four Indians and five from overseas.
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The franchise retained its captain Sanju Samson, England’s T20 Globalism Trophy-winning captain Jos Butler, Indian duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, New Zealand expert bowler Trent Bolt, India internationals Navdeep Saini, Prasid Krishna and Devdut Padikal, along with West Indies’ devastating batsman Shimron Hetmir and bowler Obed McCoy.
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Young Indian stars Kuldip Sen, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ryan Parag have been retained, as well as fast bowler Kuldip Yadav, wicket-keeper KC Cariappa and wicket-keeper Dhruv Gurel.
Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara commented on his team’s thinking behind the retention process, while also revealing how difficult it was to make some decisions after the Royals finished as runners-up in the last edition.
He said, “Obviously we had a great season last year but ultimately fell short in the final. The squad we had was exceptional in every department and we are delighted at the prospect of retaining the core group that has contributed so much to the success of this franchise.”
At the same time, as a high performing team, you have to keep evolving and look for team strengthening opportunities in order to stay at the top. Our ambition is to go that extra mile in IPL 2023 and so some decisions have been made that give us more flexibility in the auction to compete with other teams and pick players we feel can add value to this squad.”
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“As you can imagine, we are of course disappointed to have to part with some players who were such an important part of last season’s squad, both on and off the field, and we want to take this opportunity to thank them for their tremendous contribution to the Royal Family. We wish them all the best for what’s to come,” We hope to cross paths with them soon.”
retained– Indians: Sanju Samson, Ravichandra Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasid Krishna, Devdutt Padikal, Navdeep Saini, Kuldip Sen, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, KC Kariyappa, Dhruv Gurel
overseasJoss Butler, Trent Bolt, Shimron Hetmir, Obed McCoy
released– Indians: Karun Nair, Anunay Singh, Tejas Baruka, Shubham Garhul,
overseas: James Neesam, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassi van der Dusen, Corbin Bush
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