On November 15, 2022, all of the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises unveiled the list of players that they had retained and released ahead of the IPL 2023 auction.
MUMBAI INDIANS
The first to announce their released list and retentions were five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI). The biggest news was Kieron Pollard retiring from the IPL and joining MI as their batting coach. They released a total of 13 players including 5 overseas ones including names such as Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, M Ashwin, Anmolpreet Singh, and more.
Here is the details of MI squad going into IPL 2023:
Players released: Kieron Pollard, Anmolpreet Singh, Aryan Juyal, Basil Thampi, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Rahul Buddhi, Riley Meredith, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills
Players acquired via trades: Jason Behrendorff
Purse remaining: INR 20.55 crore Overseas slots remaining: 3
Current squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
The four-time champions Chennai Super Kings parted ways with their ace all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and England’s Chris Jordan. Robin Uthappa retired from cricket after last season. Ravindra Jadeja was retained by the franchise, which will be captained by MS Dhoni.
Players released: Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Adam Milne, Hari Nishaanth, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan
Purse remaining: INR 20.45 Overseas slots remaining: 2
Current squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana
