{"id":165792,"date":"2024-11-01T01:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T01:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/01\/ipls-big-diwali-release-shreyas-iyer-kl-rahul-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T01:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T01:07:03","slug":"ipls-big-diwali-release-shreyas-iyer-kl-rahul-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/01\/ipls-big-diwali-release-shreyas-iyer-kl-rahul-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL&#8217;s big Diwali release: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul &#038; Rishabh Pant | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114830345,imgsize-66696,width-400,resizemode-4\/114830345.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IPL&#8217;s big Diwali release: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul &#038; Rishabh Pant | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"IPL&#8217;s big Diwali release: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul &#038; Rishabh Pant | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"L-R: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant\">L-R: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Three Indian superstars head to the auction after not being retained; Klaasen is most expensive retention at Rs 23 crore; MI&#8217;s core of Hardik, SKY, Rohit, Bumrah intact<\/span><br \/>MUMBAI: As the 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a> franchises prepare to gather in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the mega auction on Nov 24 and 25, they now could bid on three Indian players with potential leadership qualities. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shreyas-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shreyas Iyer<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kl-rahul\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">KL Rahul<\/a> in the auction pool when franchises announced their retentions on Diwali. <br \/>Pant ended his nine-year association with the Delhi Capitals, while the Kolkata Knight Riders released their title-winning captain Iyer. With multiple teams like DC, Punjab Kings, RCB, and LSG eyeing Iyer, KKR were unable to convince Iyer to stay.<span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">KKR retain Russell, Narine<\/span><br \/>The 2024 IPL champions retained veteran West Indian allrounders Andre Russell and Sunil Narine (Rs 12cr), along with Rinku Singh (Rs 13cr), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12cr), and the uncapped players Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4cr) and pacer Harshit Rana (Rs 4cr).<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Pandya stays MI captain<\/span><br \/>Another big announcement from the retentions was the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mumbai-indians\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai Indians<\/a>&#8216; decision to retain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hardik-pandya\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Hardik Pandya<\/a> as captain for IPL 2025, despite finishing at the bottom in 2024. MI retained their core Indian players: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18cr), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35cr), Hardik Pandya (16.35cr) and Rohit Sharma (16.30cr)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Axar, Kuldeep stay at DC<\/span><br \/>DC retained Axar Patel (Rs 16.50cr), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25cr), South African batter Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10cr), and uncapped Abishek Porel (Rs 4cr). If they don&#8217;t get Shreyas Iyer in the auction, Axar may lead them.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">LSG owner takes a dig at KL Rahul<\/span><br \/>In a subtle criticism of former captain KL Rahul, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka, in a video on Star Sports, stated, \u201cWe aimed to retain players who put the team first over personal aspirations.\u201d LSG retained <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nicholas-pooran\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nicholas Pooran<\/a> (Rs 21cr) as their top pick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">BREAKING NEWS: #IPL 2025 Final Retentions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">CSK retain five players<\/span><br \/>CSK retained MS Dhoni (Rs 4cr), who confirmed he is enjoying cricket and wants to play another IPL season, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18cr), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18cr), Shivam Dube (Rs 12cr), and Sri Lanka&#8217;s Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13cr).<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">SRH shell out Rs 23cr for Klaasen<\/span><br \/>IPL 2024 finalists SRH broke the bank to retain Heinrich Klaasen, offering Rs 23cr to hold onto the South African big hitter. They also retained captain Pat Cummins (Rs 18cr), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14cr), Travis Head (Rs 14cr), and Nitish Reddy (Rs 6cr).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">No Buttler for RR<\/span><br \/>Rajasthan Royals chose not to retain England&#8217;s white-ball captain Jos Buttler. They opted to retain Sanju Samson (Rs 18cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18cr), Riyan Parag (Rs 14cr), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14cr), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11cr), and Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4cr). Alongside Buttler, RR released Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">#IPL retentions: RCB Finalised Rajat Patidar&#8217;s Retention Only When RR Decided To Keep Dhruv Jurel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gill takes a &#8216;pay cut&#8217; for Rashid<\/span><br \/>At Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill took a pay cut, accepting Rs 16.5cr, while <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rashid-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rashid Khan<\/a> became their premium retention at Rs 18cr. RCB retained Kohli for Rs 21cr. As expected, Royal Challengers Bengaluru did not retain their captain of the past three seasons, Faf du Plessis and they also released India pacer Mohammed Siraj. They retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21cr.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">PBKS let-go Arshdeep Singh<\/span><br \/>Punjab Kings will enter the auction with a substantial purse of Rs 110.5cr. 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