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Cricket News: A look at the remaining purse for each team at the IPL 2024 Auction | Which team has the biggest purse?
The biggest trades in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, as well as a number of player releases, has seen a shakeup among the squads ahead of the upcoming auction. Hardik Pandya made the high-profile move back to Mumbai Indians (MI) from Gujarat Titans (GT), with Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) coming as a result of that.
A number of other franchises confirmed their releases, with plans being put in place to have a successful auction to set things up for the IPL 2024 season. Here is a look at the remaining purse for each team as well as how their squad currently looks before the mini-auction on December 19 in Dubai.
Remaining purse for each team ahead of the IPL 2024 Auction
Chennai Super Kings
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 31.4 crore
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have a significant 31.4 cr available. The release of Ben Stokes (16.25 cr) has contributed more than half of that remaining purse, with Ambati Rayudu (6.75 cr) also adding to CSK’s budget.
Players released: Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorious, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala
Current squad: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Chowdhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
Delhi Capitals
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 28.95 crore
Delhi Capitals (DC) have been quite active with their releases after a disappointing IPL 2023 season. One feels their finishing and pace bowling attack will be two key priorities in the auction.
Players released: Rilee Rossouw, Chetan Sakariya, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg
Current squad: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Gujarat Titans
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 38.15 crore
The loss of Hardik Pandya leaves a hole in the Gujarat Titans (GT). After all, the absence of an all-rounder and captain of that quality is never ideal. However, they have 38.15 cr remaining and a largely settled squad to build on their excellent 2022 and 2023 campaigns.
Players released: Alzarri Joseph, Odean Smith, Dasun Shanaka, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan
Players traded out: Hardik Pandya
Current squad: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 32.7 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look at IPL 2024 as somewhat of a new dawn. They have released 12 players in an attempt to freshen up what was an underperforming squad. They have retained their West Indian duo of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.
Players released: Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, N Jagadeesan, David Wiese, Aarya Desai, Litton Das, Johnson Charles, Shakib Al Hasan
Current squad: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Andre Russel, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Lucknow Super Giants
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 13.5 crore
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) look relatively settled. They brought in Devdutt Padikkal and traded Romario Shepherd and Avesh Khan. With Daniel Sams released, LSG may prioritise a seam-bowling all-rounder. Jason Holder, perhaps?
Players released: Daniel Sams, Karun Nair, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Karan Sharma, Suryansh Shedge, Swapnil Singh, Arpit Guleria
Players traded out : Romario Shepherd, Avesh Khan
Players traded in : Devdutt Padikkal
Current squad: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
Mumbai Indians
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 17.75 crore
Mumbai Indians (MI) welcome back Hardik Pandya. They will boast an incredibly strong batting lineup in IPL 2024, and have Hardik’s bowling quality to turn to as well. They should look at bolstering their bowling depth.
Players released: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier
Players traded in: Hardik Pandya, Romario Shepherd
Players traded out: Cameron Green
Current squad: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff
Punjab Kings
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 29.1 crore
Punjab Kings (PBKS) released Shuhrukh Khan (9 cr) to help keep Sam Curran (18.5 cr). They have 29.1 cr remaining to build a team that can make the franchise’s first playoffs’ appearance in a decade.
Players released: Shahrukh Khan, Raj Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Current squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia
Rajasthan Royals
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 14.5 crore
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be aiming to return to the playoffs after missing out in 2023. Their notable releases were Jason Holder and Joe Root, with the latter opting out of IPL 2024. An all-rounder will be high on their agenda.
Players released: Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Jason Holder, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, M Ashwin, KC Cariappa, KM Asif
Players traded out: Devdutt Padikkal
Players traded in: Avesh Khan
Current squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Prasidh Krishna
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 23.25 crore
There is rarely a quiet day at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). They acquired the services of Cameron Green in an all-cash trade (17.5 crore) from MI. Their batting looks strong as a result, but they must use their remaining 23.25 cr to form a good bowling attack.
Players released: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Players traded out: Shahbaz Ahmed
Players traded in: Mayank Dagar, Cameron Green
Current squad: Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Remaining purse for IPL 2024: 34 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) promised so much in 2023 but delivered precious little. Harry Brook was only able to live up to his price tag in one innings, so the franchise has released him ahead of the IPL auction. One surprise was the release of the talented Karthik Tyagi.
Players released: Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Karthik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas
Players traded out: Mayank Dagar
Players traded in: Shahbaz Ahmed
Current squad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande
