List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes explained

2021 Indian Premier League Auction
Sport:Cricket
Time:3 PM IST
Location:Chennai
Network:Star Sports & Disney+ Hotstar
League:Indian Premier League
Teams:8
Prev:2020
Next:2022

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Pre-auction

The BCCI set the deadline of 20 January 2021 for the list of retained and released players for IPL franchise teams.[1] The trading window remained open till 11 February 2021 and was closed for one week, before being reopened on 19 February 2021.[2]

Transfers

PlayerSalary BeforeFromToSalary AfterDateRef
₹20 lakhDelhi CapitalsRoyal Challengers Bangalore[3]
Harshal Patel₹20 lakhDelhi CapitalsRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Robin Uthappa₹3 croreRajasthan RoyalsChennai Super Kings[4]

: Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the next row(s).

: Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the previous row(s).

REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.

Released players

The released players were announced on 20 January 2021.[5] [6] Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla, the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.

PlayerSalaryRef
Chennai Super Kings
Kedar Jadhav₹7.8 crore
Piyush Chawla₹6.75 crore
Shane Watson₹4 crore
Murali Vijay₹2 crore
Harbhajan Singh₹2 crore
Monu Kumar Singh₹20 lakh
Delhi Capitals
Alex Carey₹2.40 crore
Jason Roy₹1.5 crore
Mohit Sharma₹50 lakh
Keemo Paul₹50 lakh
Sandeep Lamichhane₹20 lakh
Tushar Deshpande₹20 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders
Tom Banton₹1 crore
Harry Gurney₹75 lakh
Chris Green₹20 lakh
Siddhesh Lad₹20 lakh
Nikhil Naik₹20 lakh
M Siddharth₹20 lakh
Mumbai Indians
Nathan Coulter-Nile₹8 crore
Lasith Malinga₹2 crore
Sherfane Rutherford₹2 crore
Mitchell McClenaghan₹1 crore
Prince Balwant Rai₹20 lakh
Digvijay Deshmukh₹20 lakh
James Pattinson₹1 crore
PlayerSalaryRef
Punjab Kings
Glenn Maxwell₹10.75 crore
Sheldon Cottrell₹8.50 crore
Krishnappa Gowtham₹6.20 crore
Karun Nair₹5.60 crore
Mujeeb Ur Rahman₹4 crore
James Neesham₹50 lakh
Hardus Viljoen₹75 lakh
J Suchith₹20 lakh
Tajinder Singh₹20 lakh
Rajasthan Royals
Steve Smith₹12.5 crore
Ankit Rajpoot₹3 crore
Varun Aaron₹2.4 crore
Tom Curran₹1 crore
Oshane Thomas₹50 lakh
Shashank Singh₹30 lakh
Akash Singh₹20 lakh
Aniruddha Joshi₹20 lakh
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chris Morris₹10 crore
Shivam Dube₹5 crore
Aaron Finch₹4.4 crore
Umesh Yadav₹4.2 crore
Dale Steyn₹2 crore
Parthiv Patel₹1.7 crore
Moeen Ali₹1.7 crore
Pawan Negi₹1 crore
Gurkeerat Singh Mann₹50 lakh
Isuru Udana₹50 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Billy Stanlake₹50 lakh
Fabian Allen₹50 lakh
₹20 lakh
R Sanjay Yadav₹20 lakh
Bavanaka Sandeep₹20 lakh

REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.

Retained players

The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.[7]

PlayerSalary
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Suresh Raina
Ravindra Jadeja
Dwayne Bravo
Sam Curran
Karn Sharma
Shardul Thakur
Ambati Rayudu
Josh Hazlewood
Faf du Plessis
Imran Tahir
Deepak Chahar
Lungisani Ngidi
Mitchell Santner
KM Asif
Jagadeesan Narayan
Ruturaj Gaikwad
R Sai Kishore
Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant
Shimron Hetmyer
Ravichandran Ashwin
Shreyas Iyer
Ajinkya Rahane
Shikhar Dhawan
Axar Patel
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
Amit Mishra
Chris Woakes
Prithvi Shaw
Mark Wood
Avesh Khan
Lalit Yadav
Praveen Dubey
Kolkata Knight Riders
Pat Cummins
Sunil Narine
Andre Russell
Dinesh Karthik
Kuldeep Yadav
Eoin Morgan
Varun Chakravarthy
Nitish Rana
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Shivam Mavi
Shubman Gill
Lockie Ferguson
Rinku Singh
Rahul Tripathi
Prasidh Krishna
Sandeep Warrier
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Hardik Pandya
Krunal Pandya
Jasprit Bumrah
Ishan Kishan
Kieron Pollard
Suryakumar Yadav
Trent Boult
Quinton de Kock
Chris Lynn
Rahul Chahar
Anmolpreet Singh
Dhawal Kulkarni
Jayant Yadav
Saurabh Tiwary
Aditya Tare
Anukul Roy
Mohsin Khan
PlayerSalary
Punjab Kings
KL Rahul
Mohammed Shami
Nicholas Pooran
Chris Jordan
Chris Gayle
Ravi Bishnoi
Mandeep Singh
Mayank Agarwal
Prabhsimran Singh
Deepak Hooda
Darshan Nalkande
Sarfaraz Khan
Arshdeep Singh
Harpreet Brar
Murugan Ashwin
Ishan Porel
Rajasthan Royals
Ben Stokes
Sanju Samson
Jofra Archer
Jos Buttler
Robin Uthappa
Jaydev Unadkat
Rahul Tewatia
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Mayank Markande
Kartik Tyagi
Andrew Tye
Anuj Rawat
David Miller
Mahipal Lomror
Manan Vohra
Riyan Parag
Shreyas Gopal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kane Richardson
Washington Sundar
Navdeep Saini
Mohammed Siraj
Josh Philippe
Devdutt Padikkal
Pavan Deshpande
Shahbaz Ahmed
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner
Manish Pandey
Rashid Khan
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Siddarth Kaul
Shahbaz Nadeem
Vijay Shankar
Kane Williamson
Khaleel Ahmed
Sandeep Sharma
Jonny Bairstow
Mitchell Marsh
Priyam Garg
Virat Singh
Wriddhiman Saha
Mohammad Nabi
Shreevats Goswami
Basil Thampi
Abhishek Sharma
Thangarasu Natarajan
Abdul Samad

REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.

Summary

Pre-Auction summary[8]
TeamRetainedTransfers In ReleasedTransfers OutFunds
Remaining
Player Slots
Remaining (Max)
PlayersAmountPlayersAmountPlayersAmountPlayersAmountOverallOverseas
Chennai2116061
Delhi1706283
Kolkata1706082
Mumbai1807074
Punjab1609095
Rajasthan1608193
Bangalore142100113
Hyderabad2205031
Maximum overseas players: 8; Squad size- Min:18 and Max:25; Budget:₹85 Crore

Auction

The auction was conducted on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[9] A total of 1097 players initially registered for the auction[10] of which 292 were selected for the auction, including 125 overseas players and three players from associate nations.[11]

Sold players

S.No Set NoSet Name Country Playing Role IPL MatchesCapped / Uncapped /
Associate
Base Price
(in Lacs)
IPL 2021 Team Auctioned Price
(in Lacs)
IPL 2020 Team IPL Team(s)
11BA1Steve SmithBatsman95Capped200Delhi Capitals220RRRCB, PWI, RPS & RR
22AL1Glenn MaxwellAll Rounder82Capped200Royal Challengers Bangalore1425PBKSMI, PBKS & DC
32AL1Shakib Al HasanAll Rounder63Capped200Kolkata Knight Riders320KKR & SRH
42AL1Moeen AliAll Rounder19Capped200Chennai Super Kings700RCBRCB
52AL1Shivam DubeAll Rounder15Capped50Rajasthan Royals440RCBRCB
62AL1Chris MorrisAll Rounder70Capped75Rajasthan Royals1625RCBCSK, RR, DC & RCB
72AL1Dawid MalanAll RounderCapped150Punjab Kings150
84FA1Adam MilneFast Bowler5Capped50Mumbai Indians320RCB,MI
94FA1Mustafizur RahmanFast Bowler24Capped100Rajasthan Royals100MI & SRH
104FA1Jhye RichardsonFast BowlerCapped150Punjab Kings1400
114FA1Nathan Coulter-NileFast Bowler33Capped150Mumbai Indians500MIMI, DC, KKR & RCB
124FA1Umesh YadavFast Bowler121Capped100Delhi Capitals100RCBDC, KKR & RCB
135SP1Piyush ChawlaSpinner164Capped50Mumbai Indians240CSKPBKS, KKR & CSK
146UBA1Sachin BabyBatsman18Uncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20RR,RCB,SRH
156UBA1Rajat PatidarBatsmanUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20
167UAL1Ripal PatelAll RounderUncapped20Delhi Capitals20
177UAL1Shahrukh KhanAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings525
187UAL1Krishnappa GowthamAll Rounder24Uncapped20Chennai Super Kings925PBKSMI,RR,PBKS
198UWK1Vishnu VinodWicket Keeper3Uncapped20Delhi Capitals20RCB
208UWK1Sheldon JacksonWicket Keeper4Uncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders20KKR & RCB
218UWK1Mohammed AzharuddeenWicket KeeperUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20
229UFA1Lukman Hussain MeriwalaFast BowlerUncapped20Delhi Capitals20
239UFA1Chetan SakariyaFast BowlerUncapped20Rajasthan Royals120
249UFA1Riley MeredithFast bowlerUncapped40Punjab Kings800
2510USP1Manimaran SiddharthSpinnerUncapped20Delhi Capitals20KKRKKR
2610USP1Jagadeesha SuchithSpinner15Uncapped20Sunrisers Hyderabad30PBKSMI, PBKS & DC
2710USP1K. C. CariappaSpinner11Uncapped20Rajasthan Royals20KKR & PBKS
2811BA2Cheteshwar PujaraBatsman30Capped50Chennai Super Kings50KKR, RCB & PBKS
2912AL2Kyle JamiesonAll RounderCapped75Royal Challengers Bangalore1500
3012AL2Tom CurranAll Rounder10Capped150Delhi Capitals525RRKKR & RR
3112AL2Moises HenriquesAll Rounder57Capped100Punjab Kings420KKR, DC, MI, PBKS, RCB & SRH
3214UAL2Jalaj SaxenaAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings30MI, RCB & DC
3314UAL2Utkarsh SinghAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings20
3414UAL2Vaibhav AroraAll RounderUncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders20
3514UAL2Fabian AllenAll RounderCapped75Punjab Kings75SRHSRH
3614UAL2Dan ChristianAll Rounder40Capped75Royal Challengers Bangalore480DCH, RCB, RPS & DC
3714UAL2Liam LivingstoneAll Rounder4Capped75Rajasthan Royals75RR
3814UAL2Suyash PrabhudessaiAll RounderUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20
3914UWK2Kona Srikar BharatWicket KeeperUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20DC
4014UAL2Harishankar ReddyAll RounderUncapped20Chennai Super Kings20
4114UAL2Kuldip YadavAll RounderUncapped20Rajasthan Royals20
4214UAL2James NeeshamAll RounderCapped50Mumbai Indians50PBKSKKR, DC & PBKS
4314UAL2Yudhvir CharakAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians20
4414UAL2Bhagath VarmaAll RounderUncapped20Chennai Super Kings20
4514UAL2Marco JansenAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians20
4614UAL2Saurabh KumarAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings20RPS
4714UBA2Karun NairBatsman73Capped50Kolkata Knight Riders50PBKSRCB, RR, DC & PBKS
4814AL2Kedar JadhavAll Rounder87Capped200Sunrisers Hyderabad200CSKDC, KTK, RCB & CSK
4914WK2Sam BillingsWicket Keeper22Capped200Delhi Capitals200DC & CSK
5014USP2Mujeeb Ur RahmanSpinner18Capped150Sunrisers Hyderabad150PBKSPBKS
5114SP2Harbhajan SinghSpinner160Capped200Kolkata Knight Riders200CSKMI, CSK
5214UBA2Chezhian HarinishanthBatsmanUncapped20Chennai Super Kings20
5314AL2Ben CuttingAll Rounder21Capped75Kolkata Knight Riders75PBKS, RR, SRH & MI
5414UAL2Venkatesh IyerAll RounderUncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders20
5514UAL2Pawan NegiAll Rounder50Capped50Kolkata Knight Riders50RCBDC, CSK & RCB
5614UFA2Akash SinghFast BowlerUncapped20Rajasthan Royals20RRRR
5714UAL2Arjun TendulkarAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians20

Withdrawn players

The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.

PlayerTeamAuctioned/Retention PriceReasonWithdrawal Announcement dateReplacement PlayerReplacement Player's PriceReplacement Player's Base PriceSigning dateRef
Josh PhilippeRoyal Challengers BangalorePersonal Reasons 10 March 2021 Finn Allen10 March 2021[12]
Shreyas IyerDelhi CapitalsShoulder injury30 March 202115 April 2021 [13]
Axar PatelDelhi Capitals₹5 crore (US$660,000)Ruled out for a short term due to covid positive15 April 2021 Shams Mulani15 April 2021
Mitchell MarshSunrisers HyderabadPersonal Reasons31 March 2021 Jason Roy31 March 2021[14]
Josh HazlewoodChennai Super KingsPersonal Reasons1 April 2021 Jason Behrendorff9 April 2021[15]
Rinku SinghKolkata Knight RidersKnee Injury3 April 2021 Gurkeerat Singh3 April 2021[16]
Ben StokesRajasthan RoyalsFinger Injury 13 April 2021 Oshane Thomas31 August 2021[17]
Liam LivingstoneRajasthan RoyalsPersonal Reasons20 April 20211 May 2021 [18]
T. NatarajanSunrisers HyderabadKnee Injury22 April 2021 Umran Malik[19] 24 September 2021[20] [21]
Jofra ArcherRajasthan RoyalsElbow/Finger Injury23 April 2021 Glenn Phillips21 August 2021[22] [23]
Andrew TyeRajasthan RoyalsPersonal Reasons25 April 2021 Tabraiz Shamsi25 August 2021[24] [25]
Kane RichardsonRoyal Challengers BangalorePersonal Reasons26 April 2021 Scott Kuggeleijn₹50 lakh (US$66,000)27 April 2021
George Garton25 August 2021[26]
Wanindu Hasaranga21 August 2021[27]
Personal Reasons20 August 2021 Adil Rashid26 August 2021[28]
Riley Meredith Nathan Ellis20 August 2021[29]
Personal Reasons 21 August 2021 Dushmantha Chameera21 August 2021
Finn AllenInternational duty Tim David
Jos ButtlerRajasthan RoyalsPersonal Reasons Evin Lewis31 August 2021
Pat CumminsKolkata Knight RidersPersonal Reasons22 August 2021 Tim Southee26 August 2021[30] [31]
Washington SundarRoyal Challengers BangaloreFinger Injury30 August 2021 Akash Deep30 August 2021[32]
Dawid MalanPersonal Reasons 11 September 2021 Aiden Markram11 September 2021[33]
Jonny Bairstow[34]
Chris Woakes Ben Dwarshuis13 September 2021 [35]
Manimaran SiddharthQuadriceps Strain15 September 2021 Kulwant Khejroliya15 September 2021[36]
Sherfane RutherfordPersonal Reasons23 September 2021[37]
Kuldeep YadavKnee Injury27 September 2021[38]
Arjun TendulkarInjury29 September 2021 Simarjeet Singh29 September 2021[39]
Chris GayleBio-Bubble Fatigue30 September 2021[40]
Sam CurranLower-Back issue5 October 2021 Dominic Drakes6 October 2021[41]

Support staff changes

StaffTeamChangeRoleAnnouncement dateRef
Parthiv PatelMumbai IndiansAppointedTalent scout10 December 2020
Tom MoodySunrisers HyderabadAppointedDirector of cricket15 December 2020
Pravin AmreDelhi CapitalsAppointedAssistant coach6 January 2021
Kumar SangakkaraRajasthan RoyalsAppointed Director of cricket24 January 2021
Sanjay BangarRoyal Challengers BangaloreAppointedBatting consultant10 February 2021
Andrew McDonaldRajasthan RoyalsResignedHead coach21 February 2021
Trevor PenneyRajasthan RoyalsAppointed Assistant coach21 February 2021
Ish SodhiRajasthan RoyalsAppointed Team Liaison Officer26 February 2021
Sundar RamanChennai Super KingsAppointed Consultant7 March 2021
Damien WrightPunjab KingsAppointed Bowling coach13 March 2021
Vinay KumarMumbai IndiansAppointedTalent scout28 July 2021
Mike HessonRoyal Challengers BangaloreIn-chargeHead coach21 August 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff. Cricketnext. 20 January 2021. IPL 2021 Players Retention Updates: Big Names Dropped as Steve Smith, Lasith Malinga Face the Axe. 20 January 2021. News18. en.
  2. Web site: Two negative RT-PCR tests mandatory; no quarantine for IPL owners. 27 January 2021. Cricbuzz. en.
  3. Web site: 20 January 2021. Daniel Sams goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore from Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021's first trade, Chris Morris released. 20 January 2021. DNA India. en.
  4. Web site: Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal. 21 January 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  5. Web site: IPL 2021: Who will be retained, and who will be released? . ESPNcricinfo . 20 January 2021.
  6. Web site: RCB release Finch, Morris; KXIP let go of Maxwell. 20 January 2021. Cricbuzz. en.
  7. Web site: IPL 2021 Player retentions list. 21 January 2021. www.iplt20.com. en.
  8. Web site: IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST. IPT20.com. 20 January 2021. 21 January 2021.
  9. Web site: IPL 2021 player auction to be held on February 18 . ESPNcricinfo . 27 January 2021.
  10. Web site: 1097 players register for IPL 2021 Player Auction. 5 February 2021. www.iplt20.com. en.
  11. Web site: VIVO IPL 2021 Player Auction list announced. 11 February 2021. www.iplt20.com. en.
  12. News: Finn Allen Signs Up With Royal Challengers Bangalore as Replenishment for Josh Philippe. IPLT20.com. 10 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Shams Mulani joins Delhi Capitals as short-term COVID-19 replacement for Axar Patel; Anirudha Joshi replaces injured Shreyas Iyer. 15 April 2021. IPLT20.com. en.
  14. Web site: Sunrisers Hyderabad bring in Jason Roy as Mitchell Marsh's replacement. 31 March 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  15. Web site: Chennai Super Kings sign Jason Behrendorff as replacement for Josh Hazlewood. 9 April 2021. IPLT20.com. en.
  16. News: KKR sign Gurkeerat as replacement for Rinku Singh. The Indian Express. 3 April 2021.
  17. Web site: IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals name Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' replacements. 31 August 2021. Hindustan Times. en.
  18. Web site: Gerald Coetzee joins Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Liam Livingstone. 1 May 2021. IPLT20. en.
  19. [Umran Malik]
  20. Web site: Natarajan out of IPL with knee injury. 2 May 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  21. Web site: Umran Malik joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as short-term COVID-19 replacement for T Natarajan . 25 September 2021. IPLT20. en.
  22. Web site: Jofra Archer ruled out of entire IPL 2021. 2 May 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  23. Web site: Player Replacements for RCB, RR, PBKS and KKR. 26 August 2021. 12 September 2021. IPLT20.
  24. Web site: Andrew Tye leaves for home as anxiety about worsening Covid-19 situation builds. 2 May 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  25. Web site: Rajasthan Royals sign Shamsi as replacement for Tye. 25 August 2021. CricBuzz. en.
  26. Web site: IPL 2021: Tabraiz Shamsi to join Rajasthan Royals, George Garton replaces Kane Richardson at RCB. 26 August 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  27. Web site: RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021. 21 August 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  28. Web site: Adil Rashid roped in by Punjab Kings. 26 August 2021. Cricbuzz. en.
  29. Web site: Punjab Kings sign Nathan Ellis as Richardson, Meredith ruled out. 20 August 2021. Cricbuzz. en.
  30. News: Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler: List of players who have pulled out of IPL 2021's 2nd leg in UAE. Times Now News. 22 August 2021.
  31. Web site: KKR sign Tim Southee for remainder of IPL 2021. 26 August 2021. CricBuzz. en.
  32. Web site: Akash Deep replaces injured Washington in RCB. 30 August 2021. CricBuzz. en.
  33. Web site: Dawid Malan pulls out, Punjab Kings replace him with Aiden Markram. 11 September 2021. The Times of India.
  34. Web site: Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in West Indies' batsman as Jonny Bairstow's replacement for IPL 2021. 11 September 2021. Times Now.
  35. Web site: IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals rope in Australian pacer Ben Dwarshuis as replacement for Woakes. 13 September 2021. ANI News.
  36. Web site: IPL 2021: Kulwant Khejroliya Replaces Injured Manimaran Siddharth In Delhi Capitals Squad. 15 September 2021. NDTV Sports.
  37. Web site: IPL 2021: Sherfane Rutherford Returns Home due to Death of Father . 23 September 2021. ESPNcricinfo.
  38. Web site: Kuldeep Yadav returns to India after sustaining knee injury. 27 September 2021. ESPNcricinfo.
  39. Web site: IPL 2021: Arjun Tendulkar injured, Mumbai Indians name replacement for remainder of the season. 29 September 2021. Hindustan Times.
  40. Web site: Bubble fatigues forces Chris Gayle to leave IPL 2021. 30 September 2021. The Times of India.
  41. Web site: CSK sign Dominic Drakes as Sam Curran replacement. 6 October 2021. Cricbuzz.