{"id":32429,"date":"2017-11-22T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T12:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=32429"},"modified":"2017-11-22T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T12:42:31","slug":"indian-premier-league-2018-kkr-rr-oppose-players-retention-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/indian-premier-league-2018-kkr-rr-oppose-players-retention-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Premier League 2018: KKR, RR oppose players\u2019 retention policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reportedly, defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were in favor of retention.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the auctions for the Indian Premier Leagues (IPL)\u2019s 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> edition in 2018 still a few months away, the cricket fraternity and franchises are in turmoil \u2013 with intense discussions on player retentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post IPL Governing Council\u2019s meeting held in Mumbai on Tuesday, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla confirmed that player retention was one of the key points discussed in the meet. However, Shukla didn\u2019t provide any other details on the matter and asserted that a final decision on the matter will be taken in a fortnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe meeting went off well. The idea was to invite actual team owners and solicit their views now that 10 years have concluded. Lot of things like retention, salary cap, and squad strength was discussed. Majority of the owners want player retention. I think we will be able to finalize the details in a fortnight,\u201d said Shukla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to sources, the franchises of two teams \u2013 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) \u2013 opposed player retention. On the other hand, defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were in favor of retention. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSK and RR will be making a comeback in the 2018 IPL after being suspended for two years, with charges of spot fixing. In the previous two editions of the Twenty-Twenty league, players from the suspended CSK and RR were picked up by two new teams \u2013 Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG) and Gujarat Lions (GL) \u2013 through players\u2019 draft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reportedly, other teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) want to retain at least three of their players \u2013 and Delhi Daredeviils (DD) also wished to keep three players who are already in their existing squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the players CSK might wish to retain are MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo. On the other hand, MI will be looking to retain players from the list including \u00a0Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a long time, the IPL governing council meeting \u2013 held yesterday \u2013 was attended by most of the team owners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A senior BCCI official told media, \u201cThe meeting was well attended. Delhi Daredevils owner GM Rao, Mumbai Indians\u2019 Akash Ambani, Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 Shah Rukh Khan and Jay Mehta, Kings XI Punjab\u2019s Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia were present. Rajasthan Royals was represented by Manoj Badale while CSK\u2019s Representative John George.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reportedly, defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were in favor of retention. With the auctions for the Indian Premier Leagues (IPL)\u2019s 11th edition in 2018 still a few months away, the cricket fraternity and franchises are in turmoil \u2013 with intense discussions on player retentions. 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