Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Punjab are seventh on the points table with 12 points. The Capitals also have a dozen points and are fifth
B D Pande was Punjab's governor during Operation Bluestar. In this excerpt from his memoir, In the Service of Free India: Memoir of a Civil Servant, Pande reveals what really went on behind the scenes during those dark days in India's history.
Captain KL Rahul has been one of the few consistent performers in the formidable-looking Punjab batting unit and he once again led by example against MI
Here's the full list of players sold on Day 1:
KKR are gradually emerging as a strong contender for a third IPL title
The dominance of Saurashtra's bowlers could be gauged from the fact that Himachal lost their first seven wickets for just 22 runs.
A win for Punjab will elevate them to the top four, while a victory for KKR will take them to 14 points
While Kings XI's biggest star Chris Gayle scored a 47-ball 79 in the Jaipur match, his Jamaican compatriot Andre Russell also looked in blistering touch for KKR in the match against Sunriserrs Hyderabad. Their rivalry will be one of the sub plots of Wednesday's clash in Kolkata.
With a debate raging over the run out, it remains to be seen how Ashwin and Co. start afresh in what will be their first away match of the season.
The two teams are languishing at the bottom half of the table and need a win to keep alive their remote Play-off chances.
A look at how the teams stack up ahead of the mega auction.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
India Test regulars like Cheteswar Pujara and Ishant Sharma have also thrown their hat into the ring with base prices of Rs 50 and Rs 75 lakh respectively.
