IPL retention: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for teams

The window for the franchises to retain players for the Indian Premier League 2022 season closed on Tuesday.

With a total salary cap of Rs 90 crore available at the mega auction for each team, the eight franchises were eligible to retain up to 4 players with a maximum of 3 Indians, 2 overseas players and 2 uncapped Indians.

Each of the eight franchises used the Player Retention option with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) opting to retain 4 players each.

Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have retained 3 players each while Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained 2.

As a result, PBKS will have the highest salary purse available with Rs 72 crore while Delhi Capitals have the least at Rs 47.50 to be used at the mega auction.

Here’s a look at the full list of retentions by each team:

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Chennai Super Kings

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Ravindra Jadeja16
M S Dhoni12
Moeen Ali8
Ruturaj Gaikwad6
Total value of retained players42
Retention Deduction42
Purse remaining

Delhi Capitals

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Rishabh Pant16
Axar Patel9
Prithvi Shaw7.50
Anrich Nortje6.50
Total value of retained players39
Retention Deduction42.50
Purse remaining47.50

Kolkata Knight Riders

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Andre Russell12
Varun Chakaravarthy8
Venkatesh Iyer8
Sunil Narine6
Total value of retained players34
Retention Deduction42
Purse remaining48

Mumbai Indians

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Rohit Sharma16
Jasprit Bumrah12
Suryakumar Yadav8
Kieron Pollard6
Total value of retained players42
Retention Deduction42
Purse remaining48

Punjab Kings

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Mayank Agarwal12
Arshdeep Singh4
Total value of retained players16
Retention Deduction18
Purse remaining72

Rajasthan Royals

PlayerAmount (Rs crores)
Sanju Samson14
Jos Buttler10
Yashasvi Jaiswal4
Total value of retained players28
Retention Deduction28
Purse remaining62

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Player Amount (Rs crores)
Virat Kohli15
Glenn Maxwell11
Mohammed Siraj7
Total value of retained players33
Retention Deduction33
Purse remaining57

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Player Amount (Rs crores) 
Kane Williamson14
Abdul Samad4
Umran Malik4
Total value of retained players22
Retention Deduction22
Purse remaining68