Player Retention:
In order to ensure the availability of quality players for these two new teams, the BCCI had said that the old 8 teams should retain 4 players as per the rules before the mega auction. All teams have retained accordingly.
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New teams:
Following this, the BCCI has given permission to retain new teams Lucknow and Ahmedabad, two domestic players and one foreign player. Both teams are actively working on that. Information on who these two teams are targeting is also coming out from time to time.
The BCCI has officially announced the amount of money that the two new teams will have to retain each of the three. Accordingly, Rs 15 crore should be given to the first player, Rs 11 crore to the second player and Rs 7 crore to the third player. The last day to retain players is January 22nd.
Czech to Rahul, Rashid Khan:
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Rashid Khan have been left out of the squad after Lucknow agreed to retain them for Rs 20-16 crore each. The two teams have reportedly lodged a complaint with the BCCI. Because of this, cricket critics believe that the BCCI has categorically stated that a player can only be retained for a maximum of Rs 15 crore.
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