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Kohli, Rohit, Dhoni retained ahead of IPL mega auction

Royal Challengers Bangalore retained their former captain Virat Kohli while Mumbai Indians predictably retained India's T20 captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IPL mega auction. India's greatest white ball skipper and Chennai Super Kings talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni is his team's second retention behind all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, while Ruturaj Gaikwad is the fourth name in the list. Moeen Ali has also been retained by CSK.

By PTI Nov 30, 2021 11:27:30 PM IST (Updated)


The Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained their former captain Virat Kohli, while Mumbai Indians predictably retained India's T20 captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IPL mega auction. India's greatest white ball skipper and Chennai Super Kings talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni is his team's second retention behind all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, while Ruturaj Gaikwad is the fourth name on the list. Moeen Ali has also been retained by CSK.
Among the major names to be released are out-of-form all-rounder Hardik Pandya and dashing keeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, who have been a part of the Mumbai Indians' core, and RCB's leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Purple Cap-winner Harshal Patel.
The Punjab Kings released last year's skipper K.L. Rahul while retaining Mayank Agarwal and the uncapped Arshdeep Singh.