The 8 IPL franchises on November announced the players they are retaining ahead of the time period for the 2 new franchises to make their 3 picks and then the Mega Auction. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
A total of 27 players were retained by their team. Let's have a look at who'll be the highest earners among the retained players for IPL 2022. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravindra Jadeja<\/strong>, the Indian star all-rounder was retained for a sum of 16 crores<\/strong> by Chennai Super Kings<\/strong>! It'd come as a shock for some fans that Dhoni wasn't the #1 pick but the humble captain had decided to take the pay cut for the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Mumbai Indians <\/strong>retained their captain Rohit Sharma <\/strong>for 16 crores<\/strong>; an obvious pick. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Delhi Capitals <\/strong>also retained their captain Rishabh Pant <\/strong>for 16 crores<\/strong>, releasing their former captain Shreyas Iyer who lost his captaincy due to injury. He gained back his fitness but not the Capitals' captaincy. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Virat Kohli<\/strong> is retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore<\/strong> for 15 crores<\/strong>. It is interesting to note that in the previous season, Kohli's salary was 17 crores, which means the former RCB skipper has also decided to take a pay cut to help the team with a bigger purse at the Mega Auction. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Sunrisers Hyderabad<\/strong> retained their captain Kane Williamson<\/strong> for 14 crores<\/strong>. On the other hand, SRH released their most successful batter & bowler - David Warner & Rashid Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are the most expensive players!!\r\n
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\r\n.#Cricket<\/a> #IPL<\/a> #IPL2022<\/a> #IPLretention<\/a> #IPLAuction<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hDTIJCBCjH<\/a><\/p>\r\n— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n