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The Governing Council of IPL has recently made a big announcement regarding the retention policy. Then ahead of the IPL mega auction, it was decided that the 10 franchises would be allowed to retain a maximum of 6 players from their previous squads, including Right to Match cards, from the auction.
Big news came out from Delhi Capitals
Speculation has started on which teams can retain which players. Meanwhile, big information has come out from Delhi Capitals. Actually, Delhi Capitals has indicated which players it is going to retain. Delhi owner Parth Jindal has made it clear that captain Rishabh Pant will be retained for the next season.
Decision will be taken after discussion with Sourav Ganguly
Speaking to reporters at an event in Hisar, Haryana, Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal confirmed the names of captain and star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, and also revealed some other names that will be discussed. Parth Jindal said that he will definitely retain Pant. There are some good players in their team. The rules have just come in, so the decision will be taken after discussion with GMR and team cricket director Sourav Ganguly.
Rishabh Pant will be retained
He said that Pant will be retained. There is also Akshar Patel in the team who is an excellent player, Tristan Stubbs, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, Mukesh Kumar and Khalil Ahmed are in the team. Jindal further said that we will see what happens in the auction. According to the rules, a team can retain 6 players. This will be discussed first.
Will be classified as an uncapped player
As per IPL rules, a franchise can retain a maximum of 5 capped players (Indian and overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players. This can be through retention or Right to Match (RTM) option. Any player who has not played international cricket for the last 5 years or does not have a central contract for the same period will be classified as an uncapped player. Let us tell you that since the beginning of IPL in 2008, Delhi Capitals has not been able to win the IPL title. This time they will be eyeing to end their title drought.
