IPL 2022: Lucknow franchise retained players revealed- The Sanjiv Goenka-owned IPL franchise has confirmed KL Rahul as the first pick of IPL 2022. They have also picked Australian allrounder Marcus Stoinis & Ravi Bishnoi as the other two picks ahead of mega auctions. Follow all the IPL 2022 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: Lucknow franchise retained players revealed, KL Rahul to captain Lucknow, Marcus Stoinis & Ravi Bishnoi among other picks
While KL Rahul was bought for Rs 15 crore, Marcus Stonis & uncapped Ravi Bishnoi fetched Rs 11 crore & Rs 4 respectively, as per ESPNCricinfo.
Lucknow’s IPL franchise 3 picks:
- KL Rahul – Rs 15 crore
- Marcus Stoinis – Rs 11 crore
- Ravi Bishnoi – Rs 4 crore
KL Rahul has witnessed more than a rise in IPL salary as reported by Insidesport. Punjab Kings had last bought him for Rs 11 crore. He is one of the most consistent performers in IPL with 550+ runs in the last 4 seasons. He is expected to continue the role of an opener and lead the squad. KL Rahul has experience of leading Punjab Kings in 27 matches.
“Rahul will captain Lucknow. The team is deciding on the other two draft picks,” an IPL source told PTI.
RPSG Group had shelled out Rs 7090 crore to buy the Lucknow franchise. Rahul is currently the stand-in captain of the Indian ODI team in South Africa in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma.
KL Rahul full IPL salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Punjab Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Punjab Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2017 (Injured) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| 2016 (Transfer) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 1,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 481,000,000 | |
Marcus Stonis, meanwhile, has also witnessed a huge rise in IPL salary. He was last purchased for Rs 4.8 crore by Delhi Capitals. The allrounder comes with an experience of 56 matches with 914 runs and 30 scalps.
Marcus Stonis full IPL salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | ₹ 48,000,000 |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | ₹ 48,000,000 |
| 2019 (Transfer Kxip to RCB) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 62,000,000 |
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | ₹ 62,000,000 |
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | ₹ 5,500,000 |
| 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | ₹ 5,500,000 |
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | ₹ 2,500,000 |
| Total | ₹ 233,500,000 | |
Ravi Bishnoi has been rewarded for his excellent performance for Punjab Kings. He took 12 wickets in a couple of IPL seasons with a brilliant economy rate of around 7 rpo. He can change the course of the game during the slog overs.
Ravi Bishnoi full IPL salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | ₹ 20,000,000 |
| 2020 | Punjab Kings | ₹ 20,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 40,000,000 | |
Lucknow will enter the 2022 IPL mega auction with a purse of Rs 60 crore.
The players retained by ten IPL teams are:
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
SunRisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh
Lucknow: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis & Ravi Bishnoi
Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill
| Team | Purse Remaining | Players Retained |
| Punjab Kings | 72 crore | 2 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 68 crore | 3 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 62 crore | 3 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 57 crore | 3 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 48 crore | 4 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 48 crore | 4 |
| Mumbai Indians | 48 crore | 4 |
| Delhi Capitals | 47.5 crore | 4 |
Lucknow purse: Rs 60 crore
Ahmedabad purse: Rs 53 crore
IPL 2022: Lucknow franchise retained players revealed, KL Rahul to captain Lucknow, Marcus Stoinis & Ravi Bishnoi among other picks
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