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.
GUJARAT TITANS
Jason Roy was the big name released by GT, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Lockie Ferguson were traded to Kolkata Knight Riders. GT opted to retain Matthew Wade despite his lukewarm outing in IPL 2022.
Players released: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy, Varun Aaron
Purse remaining: INR 19.25 crores Overseas slots remaining – 3
Current squad: Hardik Pandya (capt), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
LSG decided to let go of two big names Jason Holder and Manish Pandey freeing up much money for the IPL 2023 auction.
Players released: Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem
Purse remaining: INR 23.35 crores Overseas slots remaining: 4
Current squad: KL Rahul (capt), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
