Indian Premier League 2024 Trade Window: Hardik Pandya Retained By Gujarat Titans, Jofra Archer Let Go By Mumbai Indians - As It Happened

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 trade window saw some big moves and releases from the 10 franchises. Amid all the news of Hardik Pandya's 'reported' departure from Gujarat Titans, the all-rounder was officially retained. Elsewhere, KL Rahul was retained by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) whereas Delhi Capitals (DC) retained their skipper Rishabh Pant. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released a total of 12 players including Shardul Thakur. As for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), the most head-turning news was of Harry Brook's release despite acquiring him for 13.24 cr last season. Mumbai Indians (MI) released Jofra Archer amongst host of other names. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) released the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel. Get all the highlights and updates of deadline day of the IPL 2024 trade window here. (IND Vs AUS 2nd T20I Blog | Cricket News) 

6:18 PM: And That's A Wrap!
And with that, we call it a day with the IPL 2024 Trading updates. Do tune in for the 2nd IND Vs AUS T20I live blog and updates. 

6:01 PM: Virat Kohli Keeps Scripting Records
Another feat added to superstar batter Virat Kohli's books - 17th consecutive season with RCB for Kohli.

5:50 PM: World Cup Winner Josh Hazlewood Released
After celebrating success with his national side Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023, pacer Josh Hazlewood was not waiting for this news to come across. The pacer has been released by RCB ahead of mini auction on Dec 19.

Also Read: RCB, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

5:41 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore Release Some Top Names
Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedhar Jadhav have been released by RCB. Their purse for the auction is now - Rs 40.75cr.

5:37 PM: Mumbai Indians Announced Released Players Including Jofra Archer
MI have let go of the following players - Mohd. Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier. 

5:31 PM: Gujarat Titans Release Players Including Some West Indians
Yash Dayal, K.S. Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka - have been released by GT.

Also Read: CSK, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

5:28 PM: GT Retain Hardik Pandya
Well, well, well - This is interesting! Gujarat Titans have retained the services of Hardik Pandya despite all the murmurs of him leaving for MI.

5:22 PM: Lucknow Share Their Retained List Of Players
LSG have announced their retained list of players : KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (from RR), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen Ul Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan.

5:21 PM: LSG Release Players
Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair have been released by LSG.

Also Read: CSK, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

5:11 PM: More On SRH's Release Of Harry Brook
Despite scoring 190 runs in 11 matches, including a century, Sunrisers Hyderabad have 'surprisingly' released English T20 star Harry Brook. That really keeps other franchises in the mix to acquire his services come December 19.

5:04 PM: RCB To Release Their Retention List At 6 PM

5:00 PM: SRH Release ENG's T20 Star, Harry Brook
Sunrisers Hyderabad have released players too - Harry Brook, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Akeal Hossein, Adil Rashid. 

4:52 PM: KKR Release Shakib Al Hasan Among Others
KKR have parted ways with the following players - Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles. 

Also Read: KKR, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

4:48 PM: Delhi Capitals Retained List
ishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Abishek Porel, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Khaleel Ahmed

4:43 PM: Punjab Kings Release Players
PBKS have released players ahead of the auction. They are -  Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Raj Angad Bawa, Mohit Ratheee and Baltej Dhanda. Sam Curran and Jonny Bairstow have been retained.

Also Read: PBKS, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

4:40 PM: Delhi Capitals Release Players
Delhi Capitals have released Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Aman Khan, Priyam Garg, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Remaining purse for DC is Rs 28.95 crore.

4:37 PM: Rajasthan Royals Release 9 Players
Rajasthan Royals have released nine players - Joe Root, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Abdul Basith, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa and KM Asif have been dropped out. Remaining purse for RR is Rs 32.1 crore.

Also Read: DC, IPL 2024 Cricket Auction: Full List Of Released And Retained Players

4:23 PM: Confirmed CSK's Retained List
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ben Stokes, Maheesh Theekshana.

4:09 PM: CSK Release Ben Stokes
Here comes the first news from the Retention List - reigning champions Chennai Super Kings have released Sisanda Magala, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Jamieson, Subranshu Senapati, Bhagath Verma. With that, their remaining purse is Rs 32.1 crore.

4:03 PM: Here We Go For The Retention List
Follow the blog as we reveal the updated Retention list from the IPL franchises. 

3:48 PM: Lucknow Super Giants Drop A 'Hint'!
 

3:39 PM: UPDATE!!!
Reportedly, Rs 5 crore will be added to the purse of every franchise during this auction. Umm, interesting news!

3:26 PM: Ravichandran Ashwin Has His Say On 'Rumoured' Hardik Pandy To Mumbai Indians Deal
"If it's (Pandya To MI) true, Mumbai Indians have struck gold. So, it's a complete cash deal from whatever I read. There's no player that Mumbai is giving," Ashwin said in a video he shared on his Instagram account.

2:55 PM: Big Names Set To Be Released
According to murmurs in the cricketing world, big names are set to be released by the franchises. The likes of Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Lockie Ferguson and more are the names that have cropped up in the release list. Not confirmed news though!

2:45 PM: Joe Root Follows Ben Stokes Out Of IPL 2024
As reported earlier that English Test skipper Ben Stokes pulling out, now his fellow teammate Joe Root too has followed in his footsteps and opted out of the premier T20 tournament, Sky Sports Cricket has reported.

2:00 PM: Gautam Gambhir To KKR And Other Updates
With former skipper Gautam Gambhir moving to Kolkata Knight Riders, there have been other movements too in the IPL. LSG have named Australia legend Justin Langer as their new head coach while Andy Flower has joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in the same capacity. Sunrisers Hyderabad have named Daniel Vettori as their new head coach.

1:48 PM: CSK's Dwaine Pretorius Exits CSK
Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has decided to leave reigning IPL champions Chennai Super Kings as he made his announcement on his Instagram. He said, “I would like to thank all the management, coaches, players and fans for my time at CSK it was an awesome experience. I learnt so much.” 

1:30 PM: All You Need To Know About IPL Trade Window
Here's all you need to know about the IPL Trade Window ahead of the 4 pm deadline time. Read more about it here

1:26 PM: Rahul Dravid To Replace Gautam Gambhir At Lucknow Super Giants?
News is rife that Indian cricket coach Rahul Dravid could go to LSG to replace Gambhir unless BCCI intervenes. Stay tuned for that as we go along the day.

1:20 PM: Hello And Welcome
Afternoon! Welcome to the live updates of the Indian Premier League 2024 Trade Window. The 10 IPL franchises have been given the deadline of November 26 to announce the players they are going to retain and release ahead of the IPL mini auction.

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Franchises will be formulating their decisions to retain or release players based on two important factors: who are the fresh names available for bidding, and the mega player auction before the 2025 IPL season, where the entire squads will be revamped.

ALSO READ: Is Hardik Pandya Leaving Gujarat Titans For Mumbai Indians?

In the run-up to the auction, a few key developments have already unfolded. Star England all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes has opted out of IPL 2024 "to manage his workload and fitness", and that means he could well be released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the mega auction in 2025.   

Elsewhere, in a homecoming of sorts, Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the team mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir was the captain when KKR won the IPL in 2012 and 2014, and was with the team as a player from 2011 to 2017. 

Such is the density of high-octane action in the country that the cricketing corridors are never barren. Four days after India's gutting defeat to Australia in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Men In Blue embarked on another tussle against the Aussies, albeit in a different format - T20 internationals. The Suryakumar Yadav-led team registered a thrilling two-wicket win in the first game, and will be playing the second one on the evening of Sunday, November 26. But another exciting event will simultaneously hold enthusiasts' attention. Sunday is when the Indian Premier League 2024's trade window closes, ahead of the auction on December 19 in Dubai. All franchises will release their lists of retained and released players by the end of the day.