IPL Retention: Players Who Took The Biggest Pay Cuts

In the recently announced lists of retained players by the IPL franchise, we witnesses several surprises, including the release of some important players to the new salary of the retained players. Rav

Sunil Narine

The mystery spinner from West Indies, Sunil Narine took the biggest pay cut as he was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for 6 crores. Narine's 2021 salary was 8.50 crores but now he has been retained as the 4th retention choice; a 29% decrease from his IPL 2021 salary. Narine made his IPL debut for KKR in 2012 and has been an integral part of the team ever since.

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After the conclusion of IPL Retention, the two new franchises - Lucknow (owned by RPSG group) and Ahmedabad (owned by CVC Capital) have a period of one month to buy 3 players who weren't retained. They have a purse of 33 crores to make these 3 purchases - 15 crores, 11 crores & 7 crores respectively.

In the first week of January, IPL 2022 Mega Auction would be held. IPL Officials have stated that this would be the last mega auction, as the teams now have to build their own players' ecosystem.