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MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli: Top five players who are set to be retained ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction, In Pics

The much-awaited IPL 2022 mega auction is around the corner and the deadline to submit the list of retained and released players to the BCCI is approaching as the IPL franchises have until November 30 to make the official announcement.

Notably, two new teams will participate in IPL 2022 and the BCCI had announced on October 25 that Lucknow and Ahmedabad will also compete from the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League. Since there will be two new teams competing in the cash-rich league, BCCI decided to conduct the mega auction ahead of the IPL 2022.

As per the retention rules framed by BCCI, each existing IPL franchise is allowed to retain only 4 players and there will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards this time around.

According to multiple reports, most of the franchises have almost finalized the players they want to retain ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. Here’s the list of top players who are set to be retained by their respective teams:

Updated:Nov 26, 2021, 08:04 PM IST

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Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to retain the services of former captain Virat Kohli, as per reports by NDTV. Notably, Kohli quit RCB captaincy after IPL 2021, however, he is expected to shoulder the batting responsibilities of the team. Notably, the 33-year-old is the highest run-getter in the IPL. He scored 405 runs last season, and was the 3rd best batter in the side.

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Sanju Samson

Rajasthan Royals have retained skipper Sanju Samson for the upcoming 2022 season of the Indian Premier League after the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter agreed to a salary of Rs 14 crore. ESPNcricinfo website reported that the 27-year old will continue as captain of the Royals franchise. Samson had joined Royals in 2018 for Rs 8 crore.

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Rohit Sharma

As per reports, five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians have decided to retain skipper Rohit Sharma. The franchise has also decided to retain Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah.

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Rishabh Pant

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, Delhi Capitals will retain four players which include the wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who captained DC in IPL 2021 and led them to the playoffs stage. It appears from this report that DC will continue to have faith in Pant as captain.

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MS Dhoni

Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings have decided to retain their talismanic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the next three seasons of the T20 league. Apart from Dhoni, the franchise has retained all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played key roles in CSK 2021 IPL title win.

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