Vivo IPL 2016: Teams, players retained, released and purse balance

Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab maintained their core very well by retaining their top performers. Major names like David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh and Akshar Patel have been retained. They have also chosen not to release domestic players who have done well for them like Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Mann, Manan Vohra and Wriddhiman Saha. KXIP released the least number of players, in all just eight. The only big name that they have surprisingly released was George Bailey who had an impressive last season with 259 runs in 13 matches. The Punjab franchise has spent 43cr so far and are left with 23cr to spend in the auction.

Players Retained: Akshar Patel, Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Manan Vohra, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, and Shaun Marsh.

Players Released:
Karanveer Singh, Parvinder Awana, Shivam Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Yogesh Golwalkar, Beuran Hendricks, George Bailey, Thisara Perera

Purse spent: 43,00,00,000

Balance purse: 23,00,00,000