Franchises of Indian Premier League (IPL) released as many as 57 ahead of the 2021 season.
The list includes big names such as Steve Smith, Lasith Malinga (retired), Kedhar Jadhav, Glenn Maxwell and more. After Smith was released by Rajasthan Royals, the club announced that Sanju Samson will lead the side in IPL 2021.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have released the most number of players, 10. The trading window, is open until about a week before the auction. BCCI is yet to declare the auction date. Here's the full list of released players by all clubs.
Kings XI Punjab
Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell, Jimmy Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Tajinder Singh
Chennai Super Kings
Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Piyush Chawla, Shane Watson (retired), Murali Vijay, Monu Kumar Singh
SunRisers Hyderabad
Bavanka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Billy Stanlake, Prithvi Raj
Rajasthan Royals
Steve Smith, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Anirudha Joshi, Shashank Singh
Delhi Capitals
Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Alex Carey, Jason Roy
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn (opted out), Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired)
Mumbai Indians
Lasith Malinga, Mitch McClenaghan, James Pattinson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sherfane Rutherford, Prince Balwant Rai, Digivijay Deshmukh
Kolkata Knight Riders
Tom Banton, Chris Green, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, M Siddharth, Harry Gurney
