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Yuvraj bid drops jaws....Sold for Delhi @ rs16crs




An action-packed day in Bengaluru saw 67 players being auctioned ahead of season 8 of the Indian Premier League on Monday, with franchises combining to spend Rs 87.6 crore that included 23 overseas players. Here are a few of the highlights from the auction that lasted nearly eight hours.

 Biggest buys
After being released by Royal Challengers Bangalore after attracting the highest bid in 2014, Yuvraj Singh was expected to attract a lower amount but RCB threw everything they could to retain him, but Delhi Daredevils eventually broke the bank to snap up the 2011 World Cup winner for Rs 16 crore, more than the price he fetched last year, setting a new IPL auction record. The modest Yuvraj said he was glad to have been purchased by DD, where he reunites with former India coach Gary Kirsten.
Dinesh Karthik, who along with Yuvraj Singh and Kevin Pietersen was one of the costliest players in the 2014 auctions but was released by Delhi Daredevils, attracted a Rs 10.5 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore, becoming the second-most expensive buy of the day. RCB were looking to add a wicketkeeper to their ranks after letting go of Parthiv Patel during the transfer window in 2014.
Delhi Daredevils, who had let go of as many as 13 players after finishing at the bottom of the points table last season, bought Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews for Rs 7.5 crore. Mathews would be expected to lead the side after the franchise let go of Kevin Pietersen and Karthik, and form a strong middle order along with Yuvraj.
Another high-profile buy from the Delhi franchise came in the form of Indian pacer Zaheer Khan, who had initially gone unsold. The second round of auctions in the post-lunch session saw Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians engage in a tussle but MI eventually had to give up the pursuit for their former spearhead as DD closed the deal for Rs 4 crore.
New Zealand speedster Trent Boult was the next big purchase on Monday, as from a base price of Rs 50 lakh he went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 3.8 crore. Boult joined an already-impressive line-up including Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma.
Delhi Daredevils' spending spree continued as they also snapped up former Sunrisers Hyderabad legspinner Amit Mishra for Rs 3.5 crore. Mishra, who is the most successful Indian bowler in the IPL, played for DD in the early stages of the tournament.
Two more players attracted Rs 3 crore-plus price tags, with Aaron Finch, who was released by the Sunrisers, going to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 crore. India opener Murali Vijay, who was also part of the Delhi Daredevils player-shedding programme, was the first player to be auctioned on the morning, going to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 3 crore.

Surprise picks
While well-known international and local players went unsold, some unheralded names made waves after bidding wars ensued between franchises. Shreyas Iyer, the 20-year-old batsman who made his first-class debut for Mumbai this season and was priced at Rs 10 lakh, was eventually picked up by Delhi Daredevils for a whopping Rs 2.6 crore. Once again, it was Mumbai Indians who were engaged in a bidding battle with DD as his price soared to dizzying levels.
Shreyas Iyer made waves after having a breakthrough domestic season, but little-known KC Cariappa's purchase defied logic. Without any top-flight experience, Cariappa, whose base price was Rs 10 lakh, fetched Rs 2.4 crore as he went to Kolkata Knight Riders, who fought off stiff competition from Delhi Daredevils. Talking to Cricbuzz, Cariappa said his success in the local Karnataka Premier League brought him to the attention of KKR, who had invited him for trials last year, where he impressed the management. Speaking after the auctions, Ricky Ponting likened him to an 'Indian' Sunil Narine.
Mumbai's Sarfaraz Naushad Khan, all of 17, became the youngest player to be bought at the 2015 edition of the IPL auction when Royal Challengers Bangalore snapped him up for Rs 50 lakh.
Along with Zaheer's capture, Delhi Daredevils bolstered their bowling ranks by picking up India-born Australian Gurinder Sandhu for Rs 1.7 crore. Sandhu, who made his limited-overs debut for Australia in the recent tri-series, has had a lot of success in the Big Bash League, and his Indian heritage promises to attract new fans.
South Africa pacer David Wiese, who picked up a five-wicket haul against West Indies in a T20 match recently, went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.8 crore, up from his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Unsold
While some players found many takers, there were some big names who didn't attract any bids from franchises. South Africa's Test captain Hashim Amla, who was the first name on the auction table, found no takers and went unsold in the next phase as well, as did Sri Lankan stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Sangakkara, who was brought back twice for auctions, went unsold each time. New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, too, didn't attract a single bid.

 Bargains
Unsuspecting names being picked up for hefty price tags while promising local and international players being snapped up for bargain-basement prices became a trend at the auctions on Monday. Kevin Pietersen, who attracted an eye-catching Rs 12.5-crore bid last year, sold for his base price of Rs 2 crore when Sunrisers Hyderabad bid successfully for him. Pietersen will partner Eoin Morgan at Sunrisers, who picked up the current England captain for just Rs 30 lakh.
Sean Abbott had been in the news for all the wrong reasons last season, but his rise in cricket circles continued when Royal Challengers Bangalore picked him up for Rs 1 crore, a bargain for the talent he possesses. He will join up with fellow Australian Mitchell Starc to front the RCB pace attack.
Pragyan Ojha was recaptured by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 50 lakh, while the franchise added New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan for Rs 30 lakh to add to their pace bowling firepower. Another pacer who found a Rs 30 lakh bid was South African Kyle Abbott, who was picked up by Chennai Super Kings who needed to shore up their death bowling, while out of favour South African allrounder Albie Morkel was picked up by Delhi Daredevils at the same price.

The Inbetweeners
Some players made heads turn while others became the talk of the town. Others like Irfan Pathan, Michael Hussey, Darren Sammy and Praveen Kumar all went for decent sums of money but no one attracted more attention than that. Hussey returned to CSK where he had so much success for Rs 1.5 crore, while allrounder Irfan Pathan also went to the same franchise for the same price. Darren Sammy joined up with Chris Gayle as RCB signed up the former West Indies captain for Rs 2.8 crore, and former India pacer Praveen Kumar joined Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn and Trent Boult to form a formidable pace attack at Sunrisers Hyderabad.
© Cricbuzz

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Bailey to captain Kings XI Punjab



George Bailey, Australia's T20 captain, will lead Kings XI Punjab in the IPL this season. Bailey will be the second Australian to lead Kings XI after Adam Gilchrist, who lead the franchise in the last two seasons before retiring last year.
Bailey was one of the four Australians purchased by the franchise at the players auction on February, along with Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh. His price tag of Rs 3.25 crore ($531,000 approx) was fractionally more than Virender Sehwag, who was the bargain buy at Rs 3.2 crore ($522,800 approx).
According to Sanjay Bangar, the Kings XI coach, Bailey was the "unanimous choice", and only candidate considered by him and the franchise owners. Bangar pointed out the biggest factor that swung things in the favour of Bailey was his leadership pedigree.
Incidentally, in 2011 when the Australian selectors appointed him as the T20 captain, Bailey became only the second man since Dave Gregory in 1877, to lead the team in his first match for the country in any format.
"He was the unanimous choice. He has got success as a leader in the domestic tournaments like Sheffield Shield in Australia," Bangar told ESPNcricinfo. "He had also lead Australia in the Twenty20 format. And then the overall type of character he is, who can understand a range of players from the bigger names to ones that have limited ability. We are confident he has the ability to bring out the best from everyone."
Bailey, 31, previously played in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings for three years from the 2009 season, before being released in 2012. However, the presence of many allrounders forced Bailey to spend time in the dugout. In the three innings he managed, he scored 63 runs at a strike rate of 95.33.
Bailey has captained Australia in 24 T20Is and helped the team to 13 victories with good numbers: 435 runs at a strike rate of 146.95.
A man with a happy disposition during tense moments, Bailey has proved himself to be an aggressive middle-order batsman who can accelerate without much fuss. He was the top-scorer for Hobart Hurricanes who finished runners-up to Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League final, a week before the auction.
"We required a player with past leadership experience. The second and crucial aspect was to have a player who was guaranteed a place in the team for all matches," Bangar said, adding the other elements that were taken into account before picking Bailey as the captain.
Bangar also pointed out that Bailey would obviously make use of a senior player like Virender Sehwag, who had led his previous franchise Delhi Daredevils in the past. "Within that group we would definitely like to utilise the experience of senior guys like Viru, who are bound to perform the role of mentors. But on the field Bailey will be the captain."

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Pietersen to lead Daredevils in IPL 2014, Karthik named deputy



Kevin Pietersen will captain Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League this season, while Dinesh Karthik has been named vice-captain.
The pair were the most expensive purchases for Daredevils at the IPL auction last month. Pietersen was bought for Rs 9 crores ($1.5 million) in the auction in February, after the franchise used its Right to Match card. Karthik was purchased by Daredevils for Rs 12.5 crores ($2.08 million).
The season will be Pietersen's second stint as captain of an IPL franchise - the England batsman had captained Royal Challengers Bangalore for a brief period in 2009. Pietersen, who transferred to Delhi Daredevils from the defunct Deccan Chargers in 2012, has scored 305 runs in eight matches for the franchise. Overall, Pietersen has 634 runs in 21 IPL games at 42.26.
He missed the last season due to injury was but was seen promoting the franchise during the tournament. Pietersen was one of the marquee players at the auction, after Daredevils decided not to retain any players, and was expected to attract interest in spite of the abrupt end to his international career earlier in February.
In 92 matches across six seasons, Karthik - who was part of the Daredevils' squad for the first three seasons of the IPL before moving to Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians - has scored 1741 runs and was one of the leading run-getters for Mumbai in their title win last year.
Gary Kirsten, who was appointed the Daredevils coach in September last year, said the two players would have a positive impact on the team.
"I am looking forward to working with Kevin Pietersen as the captain of the Delhi Daredevils," Kirsten said. "It will be great to have him with us for the full duration of IPL and I have no doubt that he will have a positive and significant impact. Dinesh Karthik, who has been appointed as vice-captain, will also form part of the leadership team. He has a lot of experience of playing the IPL and he will offer valuable inputs into our game plans and strategies during the tournament."

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Franchises relieved with IPL schedule



An easier and more relaxed travel schedule, familiar playing conditions and more freedom to fulfill sponsor obligations are some of the major advantages of the IPL's decision to conduct the first, and if need be middle, phase of the tournament in the UAE and Bangladesh, according to franchises.
With just 16 matches being played in the first phase in the UAE, franchises say they are much relieved after anxiety over the past few weeks over the overseas venue and schedule. A substantial part of that edgy feeling, franchise officials have pointed out, emerged from the nervousness of their sponsors who were eager to know if the displacement of the tournament overseas would affect the activation exercise of their brands.
"It is a good start. The IPL has taken a good first step," said Hemant Dua, chief executive of Delhi Daredevils. "It removes the uncertainty. The advantages of having the tournament in India are obvious from the sponsor and revenue point of view. I do not need to adjust to the demands of the sponsor if the league does not happen in India."
During the auction most franchises had displayed a chin-up attitude stating they had assembled squads that could compete in any conditions. But subsequently their tone became more defensive as a few suggested that if half the tournament was played on bouncier pitches in South Africa before returning to India, it could damage their chances of making the knockouts.
However, with the UAE and Bangladesh being familiar terrain, the franchises have assumed a more confident tone. "Playing in familiar conditions is an advantage," a franchise head coach said. "And once the tournament shifts back to India it would be smooth considering the playing conditions would be virtually similar."
Considering the three venues across the UAE would host 16 matches, each of the eight teams would play four games in the first two weeks of the tournament. "Four matches in 14 days is not terrible," the franchise head said. "It is not make or break for a team in the initial part of the tournament. That would also mean it is a pretty relaxed schedule for every team considering you would be staying in one place. The travel headaches would be significantly less."
This cheerful mood was non-existent in the last two weeks especially. Most franchises ESPNcricinfo spoke to confided that their sponsors, both old and new, were curious as to how they would carry out the activation programmes where players endorse their brands. Officials pointed out that many sponsors did not even want to "lock" the deals till the final venue was announced.
"Realistically it should not make a difference. What the local sponsors are worried about more is the activation," said Venky Mysore, Kolkata Knight Riders' chief executive. "When we play in Kolkata, does that help a local sponsor in activating in a big way? To some extent, possibly, but at the end of the day as long as KKR are playing, it is on TV then it is business as usual. For a sponsor there is no change in visibility factor since it is on TV. The only difference is when you play on your home ground there is more buzz. There is no doubt. But difference this time is instead of having the whole tournament played outside, only part of it would be played abroad."
According to a franchise marketing head one of the major concerns of the sponsors was the extent of costs. He said sponsors now expect more value for their money compared to 2009 when the entire IPL was played in South Africa. "Between 2009 and 2014 the difference is the sponsors' value has gone up substantially," the marketing head said. "Five years ago sponsors were not paying too much but now they pay us big sums. So to some extent sponsors will expect some sort of discount in exchange for the tournament being displaced overseas. Like if the sponsor wants to entertain some friends he might ask me to pay part charges of having them flown overseas."
According to him, sponsors are not just limited to the ones seen on players' uniforms and kitbags. There are others such as associate sponsors who will look for interactions with players. "People who have paid big dollars will ask me kuch toh help karo (help us in some way atleast)," the marketing head said.
Mysore said that franchises need to get more creative in helping sponsors activate their brands. "We might end up having to upgrade some of the timelines. If it was a full tournament in India you had seven weeks to spread in terms of sponsor activation," Mysore said. "On the other hand there are going to be only 60 compared to 74 (actually 76) matches last year. So that is a positive. When it was 74 games you did not have too much respite. So in terms of sponsors activates players did not have too many off days. Here there could be. So we will have to be creative."
The marketing head agreed with Mysore. "It is an opportunity to convert this weakness into a strength. I was telling the sponsors that earlier we would get them to watch a match of the franchise. Today I can tell them that you can watch the match abroad and even meet the players which is easier abroad compared to in India. That is because players' movement is restricted and that way they are captive in their hotels and more sponsor activities can be done. There are positives also."
According to the marketing head, the skeptics are wrong when they say the tournament might be played in front of empty grounds, a familiar feature during the majority of the international matches that have been organized in the UAE, the home venue for Pakistan. The presence of Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, who are co-owners at different franchises can attract a lot of fans not only from the Indian diaspora but also from Pakistan, where these actors have a lot of support.
Asked about the perception that a venue like Sharjah had been vulnerable to free movement of bookies during the match-fixing years in the late 1990s, franchises indicated that the IPL as well the ICC had extended all possible support to erase any doubts. "All the franchises have learnt a lesson from the last year's fiasco and will be extra vigilant irrespective of the venue," a franchise official pointed.
According to a senior BCCI official things had improved a long way and the UAE had worked hard to wash away the stains of the match-fixing years. "The BCCI has not been averse to playing in the UAE," the official said. "Had it been that way, why would we have played two ODIs in Abu Dhabi (in 2006)? Don't forget that the working committee unanimously decided very recently that the BCCI is willing to play a series against Pakistan at a neutral venue. This was decided keeping in mind that the only venue would be the UAE and we were fine with it."

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UAE thrilled to be IPL hosts



The sports fraternity of the United Arab Emirates is thrilled to bits after news emerged about the decision of the BCCI to play at least 16 first leg matches in the Middle East.

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are slated to be the most likely venues for the million dollar league which has caught the attraction all across the cricket playing countries.

N Srinivasan, the BCCI president hoped for the successful staging of matches in the UAE. It is a huge opportunity for the UAE and Im sure they can put up a good show and make it a huge success", he said to Gulf News.

UAE was finalised as one of the venues after South Africa's stiff demand of Rs 180 crore to host the IPL, was turned down by the Indian board and team owners.

The massive Indian diaspora in the Middle East is said to have made the Gulf nation preferred as first choice.
"The UAE was selected to host the matches due to the presence of a large Indian population and so we expect the response for our matches to be excellent. In fact, Bangladesh was also under consideration but the fan factor as well as the cheap travel expenses made us opt for UAE," T C Mathew, IPL Governing Council member as well as the chairman of BCCI's National Cricket Academy said.

The fact that UAE was just an hour and a half behind the Indian time-zone also went in favour of the venues. "The time difference with India and UAE is just one-and-a-half hours and it will be very beneficial for our viewers in India. We were also very impressed with the venues in UAE, especially the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stadiums, which are top-class, and Sharjah Stadium, which looks excellent after undergoing renovation, Mathew said.
With Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah projected as the venues, preparations have already started for the successful hosting of the matches. David East, Chief Executive of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), told Gulf News: All our venues here will be available for the matches. Its a great honour to be selected to host IPL matches. Our board will now work closely with the IPLs event management team to deliver 16 games of high-quality cricket entertainment.
Sharjah, long shunned as an international venue by the Indians, since the match-fixing episode in 2000 is also gearing up to host the show-piece tournament. We will be delighted to host IPL matches here and give the fans another opportunity to enjoy cricket at a venue that has entered the Guinness Book of World Records through hosting the highest number of One Day Internationals," Sharjah Cricket Stadium Chief Manager, Mazhar Khan said.

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Watson named Rajasthan captain




Shane Watson has been named captain of Rajasthan for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League. The Australian all-rounder will take over the reins from Rahul Dravid, who retired from T20 cricket after leading the perennial underdogs to the play-offs last year.

Watson, a former Australian vice-captain has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the past year, starting with his suspension by former coach Mickey Arthur in India during a Test series in the course of what came to be known as 'homework gate'.

Watson, considered to be one of the best all-rounders in the world, has played a crucial role for the inaugural champions for six years, having scored 1887 runs at an average of 38.51 and a strike rate of 143.82 besides snaring 54 wickets from 61 matches.

Watson is the second Australian after Shane Warne to lead the side, currently embroiled in a controversy around co-owner Raj Kundra, who has been accused of betting on his own team.

"I am honoured to lead Rajasthan, an extraordinary team which has always given me amazing opportunities.
"My aim will be to continue playing our best cricket and maintain the winning momentum. We all want to repeat the 2008 IPL success and last season, we were quite close to that. I am confident that we can do it again," Watson said.

Dravid will continue with the side as a mentor and help develop the young talent in the squad. "Watson has been with the team since the first season and is familiar with the players and the staff," he said.

"The squad is a bunch of extremely energetic and talented players who know their roles perfectly well and I am sure they will thrive under Watson's inspiring leadership."

Ravi

Pepsi IPL 2014 Player retention list



The window for the franchises to retain players for the 2014 Pepsi IPL season closed at 5:00 pm today. 
Twenty four players have been retained, including fourteen Indian players (of which three are uncapped) and ten overseas players:

Chennai Super Kings
Ravichandran Ashwin
India

Dwayne Bravo
West Indies

MS Dhoni
India

Ravindra Jadeja
India

Suresh Raina
India
Kings XI Punjab
David Miller
South Africa

Manan Vohra
India (uncapped)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Gautam Gambhir
India

Sunil Narine
West Indies
Mumbai Indians
Lasith Malinga
Sri Lanka

Kieron Pollard
West Indies

Ambati Rayudu
India

Rohit Sharma
India

Harbhajan Singh
India
Rajasthan Royals
Stuart Binny
India (uncapped)

James Faulkner
Australia

Ajinkya Rahane
India

Sanju Samson
India (uncapped)

Shane Watson
Australia
Royal Challengers Bangalore
AB De Villiers
South Africa

Chris Gayle
West Indies

Virat Kohli
India
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Shikhar Dhawan
India

Dale Steyn
South Africa

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Delhi not to retain any players




 Delhi, in a surprising development, have revealed that they have decided not to retain any of their players and go in with the full purse of Rs 600 Million for the auctions next month.

It was believed that the team would retain top-order stalwarts Kevin Pietersen and David Warner for the next three years, but the Delhi management quashed all reports by confirming that they are not retaining any players.

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RCB to retain Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers




As expected, the Bangalore franchise have decided to retain their stalwarts Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The IPL commission had set January 10th 2014 as the last date for player retention.

In a surprise move, they have named Daniel Vettori, who is still playing active cricket as their head coach and Allan Donald will be the bowling coach. Trent Woodhill was named as the batting and fielding coach for the season.

Gayle, the 33 year old Jamaican, who joined RCB in 2011 was their prolific run scorer in the IPL and the CLT20. He, almost, single-handedly took them to the final. In the 2012 season, he amassed 733 runs at a strike-rate of 160. In the 2013 season, he broke almost all records in T20 matches by scoring 175* against Pune, which still is the highest individual score in T20 matches. He also slammed the fastest century across formats off just 30 balls during the course of that innings.

Virat Kohli, who is in a rich vein of form in all three formats of International cricket off late and who was RCB's skipper for the previous season was also retained and is most likely to continue as their skipper. AB de Villiers who would double up as the wicket-keeper adds balance and is one of the most dangerous batsman in this format.

With RCB deciding to retain 3 players, they can exercise the "rights to match" option only once in the upcoming auctions on February 12th and 13th. The right to match card gives the franchises the overriding rights to their players. A team can get hold of a player after the completion of the bidding process. Once the final bid for the player is made and the auctioneer calls "sold", he will ask the franchise the player belonged to if they want to use the right to match option. In case the franchise wants that player, all it has to do is to pay the final amount bid.

A fixed amount will be deducted from the RCB's salary purse of 60 crores for 2014 for each of the players retained. Rs 12.5 crores for player one, 9.5 crores for player two and 7.5 crores for player 3. After this retention, the franchise will be left with Rs 30.5 crores to spend at the auctions.

The IPL governing council for this season had decided that each team should have at least 16 players in the squad but not more than 27 players and a maximum of 9 overseas players per team. Though there is no minimum quota for catchment area players, the governing council said Under-19 players must have played either First Class or List A before signing for the IPL.

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Dhoni, Raina, Bravo, Jadeja, Ashwin retained by CSK




Indian Premier League heavyweights Chennai have made full use of the tournament retention policy ahead of the auctions next month as they have retained as many as five players from the previous side. The rules allowed for any team to keep 5 of their previous players, with a maximum of 4 capped India players.

CSK have been one of the most successful teams in the tournament having gone past the league stage successfully on every occasion, and they opted to retain the core of the side with skipper MS Dhoni, middle-order batsman Suresh Raina, off-spinner R Ashwin and all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo all staying back with the side.

Dhoni, Raina and Ashwin have been with the side since its inception while Jadeja and Bravo are more recent inductees. Albie Morkel and Murali Vijay, who were both retained by CSK the last time, were not kept back by the side.

The 38-year old Michael Hussey was also not retained despite being the highest run-getter in the previous IPL season.

For every player retained, a fixed amount will be deducted from the franchise's auction purse. Rs 125 million for player one, Rs 95 million for player two, Rs 75 million for player three, Rs 55 million for player four and Rs 40 million for player five. That adds up Rs 600 million, leaving CSK with just Rs 210 million to spend at the auction. The amount deducted for each retained player is not necessarily the exact fee agreed to between the player and the franchise.

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Rajasthan retain five players

Rajasthan have, reportedly, retained five players - Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny and James Faulkner. All five players were instrumental in Rajasthan finishing third in the last season.

Despite having retained the same number of players as CSK, Rajasthan will have more money to spend in the auctions since Sanju Samson and Stuart Binny are yet uncapped. Binny, however, is a part of the ODI squad that will be touring New Zealand later this month.

Shane Watson and Ajinkya Rahane were Rajasthan's star batsmen in the 2013 season, scoring 543 and 488 runs respectively. Sanju Samson was the find of the season for them and scored 206 runs, impressing everyone with his stroke play. Binny provided them with an all round option and scored 293 runs taking 6 wickets. James Faulkner was their star bowler claiming 28 wickets at an average of 15.25 and an economy of 6.75.
Rahul Dravid is set to continue as the mentor of the side. The other notable performers for Rajasthan in the previous season included the 39-year old Australian Brad Hodge and the Caribbean sensation, Kevon Cooper, who picked 19 wickets and showed steely nerves in crunch bowling situations.

Rajasthan will have one right-to-match card in the auctions.

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