New Delhi, January 4: Ahead of the mega IPL auction later this month, India’s premier cash-rich league T20 competition held its player retention ceremony on Thursday in Mumbai.
* Sunrisers Hyderabad retained David Warner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
* Royal Challengers Bangalore retained skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sarfaraz Khan
* Rajasthan Royals retained Australia captain Steve Smith
* Kolkata Knight Riders retained two West Indians – Sunil Narine and ANdre Russell
* Kings XI Punjab retained only one player – Axar Patel
* Chennai Super Kings retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja
* Mumbai Indians retained skipper Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pacer Jasprit Bumrah
* Delhi Daredevils retained Rishabh Pant, wicketkeeper-batsman and Delhi Ranji captain, batsman Shreyas Iyer and South African all-rounder Chris Morris
* Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting appointed as Delhi Daredevils head coach