IPL 2018 player retention released

Mumbai, Jan 05: The eight Indian Premier League (IPL) teams announced which players they will be retaining for the next season at the IPL 2018 Player Retention event in Mumbai on Thursday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was back at his spiritual home Chennai Super Kings while Royal Challengers Bangalore retained India captain Virat Kohli during the much-publicised yet predictable Indian Premier League retentions here this evening. Mumbai Indians had the league s most successful captain Rohit Sharma back in their stable as most of the retentions happened on expected lines. Here is the entire list of the retained players -Retentions ; Total Purse: Rs 80 croreMumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah. Purse Remaining: Rs 47 croreDelhi Daredevils: Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. Purse Remaining: Rs 47 croreRoyal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sarafaraz Khan. Purse Remaining: Rs 49 croreChennai Super KIngs: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja. Purse Remaining: Rs 47 crore Rajasthan Royals: Steven Smith. Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 coreKings XI Punjab: Axar Patel. Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 croreKolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 croreSunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 crore.