FYI, If the League Fee agreed with a Retained Player exceeds the relevant prescribed amount, then an amount equal to that higher League Fee shall be deducted from the relevant Franchisee’s Salary Cap. If the League Fee agreed with a Retained Player is less than the relevant prescribed amount, then an amount equal to the relevant prescribed amount shall be deducted from the relevant Franchisee’s Salary Cap.
On Tuesday evening, Darshan Singh was eagerly waiting for his son Arshdeep Singh at their Kharar home. Twenty-year-old pacer Arshdeep Singh, who was playing in a practice match for Punjab against Uttar Pradesh at PCA Stadium, Mohali, had been retained by Indian Premier League (IPL) side Punjab Kings for a sum of Rs 4 crore and it was a moment to remember for the proud father.
While Singh had been picked up at his base price of Rs 20 lakh by the then Kings XI Punjab in the 2019 IPL auction, the youngster became only the fourth uncapped Indian player to be retained by any IPL franchise in this year’s retention list ahead of the mega auction later this month and Darshan Singh remembered the days of Arshdeep travelling by bus or cycle to Chandigarh in his younger days.
While Singh had been picked up at his base price of Rs 20L by the then Kings XI Punjab in 2019, he became only the 4th uncapped Indian player to be retained by an IPL franchise in this year’s list.
How does Rajasthan still have 62cr despite retaining three players?
In 2018, RCB had retained VK+AB+Uncapped Sarfaraz in the combination of 15-11-3 (Obv they paid more for Kohli and less for Sarfaraz but the combination was this only)
Today, RR has retained Samson+Buttler+Uncapped Jaiswal for 14-10-4. For the other 2, there should have been increase of 1cr each according to IPL rules because they have retained 3 players rather than 2...
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