Today, we discuss the cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams. The Indian Premier League 2021 is the 14th edition of the cash rich league, to be played in India at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata & Bangalore this summer. The Franchise based cricket tournament would, like all previous editions, see the current heartthrobs of fans and cricket pundits coming together to provide spectators with the ultimate extravaganza this season. We talk here about the changes in the franchise squads and primarily the cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Punjab Kings
The Preity Zinta owned Franchise team is more known as someone with changing captains in Indian Premier League Cricket. The results of these changes at the top aren’t something the Punjab team (earlier Kings XI Punjab) would be proud of, as the team is yet to win the tournament title. The 2020 edition of Indian Premier league saw this team lose 8 matches out of 14 from the preliminary round, to end their campaign in the tournament and finish as the sixth placed team in the 8 teams point table. With non-performances, as the trend is, some of the members of this squad were released and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by KXIP:
Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell, Jimmy Neesham, Hardus Viljoen & Tajinder Singh. Out of these, Glenn Maxwell was among the most expensive purchase list, while Sheldon Cottrell, Hardus Viljoen & Tajinder Singh remained unsold during the mini auctions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The United Spirits owned Franchise team is among the most inconsistent teams in Indian Premier League Cricket despite having the firepower that could get them to the level of invincibility. Like in all seasons, the Bangalore team has either performed poor throughout the tournament, or has missed the chance to pocket the trophy. The team has thrice entered the title clash, winning none. They finished fourth in IPL 2020. With non-performances, as the trend is, some of the members of this squad were let go and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by RCB:
Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann & Parthiv Patel
Delhi Capitals
The GMR Group & JSW Sports owned Franchise team is among the most successful teams in Indian Premier League Cricket for past three seasons as they’d finish close to the tournament title. Season 2020 got him to the title clash, only to lose it to the most dominant team of the T20 tournament. Some of the members of this squad were phased out before the auctions and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by DC:
Jason Roy, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Keemo Paul & Alex Carey
Rajasthan Royals
The Manoj Badale & Lachlan Murdoch owned Franchise team had won the inaugural edition of Indian Premier League Cricket. The team, since then, is looking to get close to the tournament title, but missing it without much fight. The team lost 8 matches out of 14 from the preliminary round in the 2020 edition, to end their campaign in the tournament and finish at the bottom most in the 8 teams point table. With non-performances, as the trend is, some of the member of this team were let go and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by RR:
Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Steve Smith, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Akash Singh & Anirudha Joshi
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Red Chillies Entertainment owned Franchise team is among the good teams in Indian Premier League Cricket, they won the tournament title twice. The Shah Rukh Khan’s team finished fifth in the point table of the 2020 edition. Come season 2021, some of the member of this squad were let go before the mini auctions and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by KKR:
Chris Green, Siddhesh Lad, Tom Banton, Nikhil Naik & M Siddharth
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Sun TV Network owned Franchise team is is searching for their second title win in Indian Premier League Cricket. Season 2020 saw them get strikingly close of the title clash but missed the chance to play Mumbai Indians after losing to Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2. Season 2021 saw them release some of the members of their squad and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by SRH:
Fabian Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Billy Stanlake, Billy Sandeep and Yarra Prithvi Raj.
Chennai Super Kings
The India Cements owned Franchise team is among the most successful teams in Indian Premier League Cricket. It was, however, season 2020 that didn’t go as per plans for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni led squad. The team lost 8 matches out of 14 from the preliminary round, to end their campaign in the tournament and finish as the second last team in the 8 teams point table. With non-performances, as the trend is, some of the member of this squad were let go and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by CSK:
Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Piyush Chawla, Monu Kumar, Harbhajan Singh & Shane Watson. Out of these, Shane Watson recently retired from all formats of Cricket.
Mumbai Indians
The Reliance Industries Limited owned Franchise team is the most successful team in Indian Premier League Cricket. Season 2020 saw them defend their title that they won in 2019. In the 2021 mini-auctions, they released some of their team-members and these add to the list of cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams.
Players Released by MI:
James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell McClenaghan, Digvijay Deshmukh & Prince Balwant Rai.
These were the cricketers released by IPL 2021 Teams. While some of these got other franchise picking them hand to hand, there are others who wait for IPL 2022 to get back to this amazing tournament. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your thoughts and questions in the comment boxes. Stay healthy and keep reading us.
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