List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes
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This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).
| 2021 Indian Premier League Auction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Date | 18 February 2021 |
| Time | 3 PM IST |
| Location | Chennai |
| Networks | Star Sports & Disney+ Hotstar |
| Overview | |
| League | Indian Premier League |
| Teams | 8 |
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
| Player | Nationality | Salary Before | From | To | Salary After | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sams REP |  Australia |
₹20 lakh | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 January 2021 | [3] | |
| Harshal Patel |  India |
₹20 lakh | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||
| Robin Uthappa | India |
₹3 crore | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | 21 January 2021 | [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 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.
- REP REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
- Player retired after the 2020 IPL
Retained players
The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.[7]
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- Pant was retained at a salary of ₹8 crore (US$950,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Delhi team was ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million).
- Narine was retained at a salary of ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
- Russell was retained at a salary of ₹7 crore (US$830,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million).
- Warner was retained at a salary of ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) but as per IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Hyderabad team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
- REP REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Summary
| Team | Retained | Transfers In | Released | Transfers Out | Funds Remaining |
Player Slots Remaining (Max) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Overall | Overseas | ||
| Chennai | 21 | ₹62.10 crore (US$7.3 million) | 1 | ₹3 crore (US$354,843.60) | 6 | ₹22.75 crore (US$2.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹22.90 crore (US$2.7 million) | 6 | 1 |
| Delhi | 17 | ₹72.09 crore (US$8.5 million) | 0 | — | 6 | ₹5.3 crore (US$626,890.40) | 2 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,312.50) | ₹12.90 crore (US$1.5 million) | 8 | 3 |
| Kolkata | 17 | ₹74.25 crore (US$8.8 million) | 0 | — | 6 | ₹2.55 crore (US$301,617.10) | 0 | — | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | 8 | 2 |
| Mumbai | 18 | ₹69.65 crore (US$8.2 million) | 0 | — | 7 | ₹14.4 crore (US$1.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹15.35 crore (US$1.8 million) | 7 | 4 |
| Punjab | 16 | ₹31.80 crore (US$3.8 million) | 0 | — | 9 | ₹36.7 crore (US$4.3 million) | 0 | — | ₹53.20 crore (US$6.3 million) | 9 | 5 |
| Rajasthan | 16 | ₹50.15 crore (US$5.9 million) | 0 | — | 8 | ₹20.1 crore (US$2.4 million) | 1 | ₹3 crore (US$354,843.60) | ₹34.85 crore (US$4.1 million) | 9 | 3 |
| Bangalore | 14 | ₹49.10 crore (US$5.8 million) | 2 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,312.50) | 10 | ₹31 crore (US$3.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹35.90 crore (US$4.2 million) | 11 | 3 |
| Hyderabad | 22 | ₹74.25 crore (US$8.8 million) | 0 | — | 5 | ₹1.6 crore (US$189,249.90) | 0 | — | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | 3 | 1 |
| 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 No | Set | Name | Country | Playing Role | IPL Matches | Capped / Uncapped / Associate |
Base Price (in ₹ Lacs) |
IPL 2021 Team | Auctioned Price (in ₹ Lacs) |
IPL 2020 Team | IPL Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | BA1 | Steve Smith | Australia |
Batsman | 95 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 220 | RR | RCB, PWI, RPS & RR |
| 2 | 2 | AL1 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
All Rounder | 82 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1425 | PBKS | MI, PBKS & DC |
| 3 | 2 | AL1 | Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh |
All Rounder | 63 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 320 | KKR & SRH | |
| 4 | 2 | AL1 | Moeen Ali |  England |
All Rounder | 19 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 700 | RCB | RCB |
| 5 | 2 | AL1 | Shivam Dube | India |
All Rounder | 15 | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals | 440 | RCB | RCB |
| 6 | 2 | AL1 | Chris Morris |  South Africa |
All Rounder | 70 | Capped | 75 | Rajasthan Royals | 1625 | RCB | CSK, RR, DC & RCB |
| 7 | 2 | AL1 | Dawid Malan | England |
All Rounder | Capped | 150 | Punjab Kings | 150 | |||
| 8 | 4 | FA1 | Adam Milne |  New Zealand |
Fast Bowler | 5 | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 320 | RCB, MI | |
| 9 | 4 | FA1 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh |
Fast Bowler | 24 | Capped | 100 | Rajasthan Royals | 100 | MI & SRH | |
| 10 | 4 | FA1 | Jhye Richardson | Australia |
Fast Bowler | Capped | 150 | Punjab Kings | 1400 | |||
| 11 | 4 | FA1 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia |
Fast Bowler | 33 | Capped | 150 | Mumbai Indians | 500 | MI | MI, DC, KKR & RCB |
| 12 | 4 | FA1 | Umesh Yadav | India |
Fast Bowler | 121 | Capped | 100 | Delhi Capitals | 100 | RCB | DC, KKR & RCB |
| 13 | 5 | SP1 | Piyush Chawla | India |
Spinner | 164 | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 240 | CSK | PBKS, KKR & CSK |
| 14 | 6 | UBA1 | Sachin Baby | India |
Batsman | 18 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | RR, RCB, SRH | |
| 15 | 6 | UBA1 | Rajat Patidar | India |
Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | |||
| 16 | 7 | UAL1 | Ripal Patel | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | |||
| 17 | 7 | UAL1 | Shahrukh Khan | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 525 | |||
| 18 | 7 | UAL1 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India |
All Rounder | 24 | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 925 | PBKS | MI, RR, PBKS |
| 19 | 8 | UWK1 | Vishnu Vinod | India |
Wicket Keeper | 3 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | RCB | |
| 20 | 8 | UWK1 | Sheldon Jackson | India |
Wicket Keeper | 4 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | KKR & RCB | |
| 21 | 8 | UWK1 | Mohammed Azharuddeen | India |
Wicket Keeper | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | |||
| 22 | 9 | UFA1 | Lukman Hussain Meriwala | India |
Fast Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | |||
| 23 | 9 | UFA1 | Chetan Sakariya | India |
Fast Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 120 | |||
| 24 | 9 | UFA1 | Riley Meredith | Australia |
Fast bowler | Uncapped | 40 | Punjab Kings | 800 | |||
| 25 | 10 | USP1 | Manimaran Siddharth | India |
Spinner | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | KKR | KKR | |
| 26 | 10 | USP1 | Jagadeesha Suchith | India |
Spinner | 15 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | PBKS | MI, PBKS & DC |
| 27 | 10 | USP1 | K. C. Cariappa | India |
Spinner | 11 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | KKR & PBKS | |
| 28 | 11 | BA2 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India |
Batsman | 30 | Capped | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | 50 | KKR, RCB & PBKS | |
| 29 | 12 | AL2 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand |
All Rounder | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1500 | |||
| 30 | 12 | AL2 | Tom Curran | England |
All Rounder | 10 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Capitals | 525 | RR | KKR & RR |
| 31 | 12 | AL2 | Moises Henriques | Australia |
All Rounder | 57 | Capped | 100 | Punjab Kings | 420 | KKR, DC, MI, PBKS, RCB & SRH | |
| 32 | 14 | UAL2 | Jalaj Saxena | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 30 | MI, RCB & DC | ||
| 33 | 14 | UAL2 | Utkarsh Singh | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 20 | |||
| 34 | 14 | UAL2 | Vaibhav Arora | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | |||
| 35 | 14 | UAL2 | Fabian Allen |  Jamaica |
All Rounder | Capped | 75 | Punjab Kings | 75 | SRH | SRH | |
| 36 | 14 | UAL2 | Dan Christian | Australia |
All Rounder | 40 | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 480 | DCH, RCB, RPS & DC | |
| 37 | 14 | UAL2 | Liam Livingstone | England |
All Rounder | 4 | Capped | 75 | Rajasthan Royals | 75 | RR | |
| 38 | 14 | UAL2 | Suyash Prabhudessai | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | |||
| 39 | 14 | UWK2 | Kona Srikar Bharat | India |
Wicket Keeper | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | DC | ||
| 40 | 14 | UAL2 | Harishankar Reddy | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 41 | 14 | UAL2 | Kuldip Yadav | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | |||
| 42 | 14 | UAL2 | James Neesham | New Zealand |
All Rounder | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 50 | PBKS | KKR, DC & PBKS | |
| 43 | 14 | UAL2 | Yudhvir Charak | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 44 | 14 | UAL2 | Bhagath Varma | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 45 | 14 | UAL2 | Marco Jansen | South Africa |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 46 | 14 | UAL2 | Saurabh Kumar | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 20 | RPS | ||
| 47 | 14 | UBA2 | Karun Nair | India |
Batsman | 73 | Capped | 50 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | PBKS | RCB, RR, DC & PBKS |
| 48 | 14 | AL2 | Kedar Jadhav | India |
All Rounder | 87 | Capped | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 200 | CSK | DC, KTK, RCB & CSK |
| 49 | 14 | WK2 | Sam Billings | England |
Wicket Keeper | 22 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | DC & CSK | |
| 50 | 14 | USP2 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |  Afghanistan |
Spinner | 18 | Capped | 150 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 150 | PBKS | PBKS |
| 51 | 14 | SP2 | Harbhajan Singh | India |
Spinner | 160 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | CSK | MI, CSK |
| 52 | 14 | UBA2 | Chezhian Harinishanth | India |
Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 53 | 14 | AL2 | Ben Cutting | Australia |
All Rounder | 21 | Capped | 75 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 75 | PBKS, RR, SRH & MI | |
| 54 | 14 | UAL2 | Venkatesh Iyer | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | |||
| 55 | 14 | UAL2 | Pawan Negi | India |
All Rounder | 50 | Capped | 50 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | RCB | DC, CSK & RCB |
| 56 | 14 | UFA2 | Akash Singh | India |
Fast Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | RR | RR | |
| 57 | 14 | UAL2 | Arjun Tendulkar | India |
All Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
Withdrawn players
The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.
- Bold – Players returned for UAE leg. Players listed as their replacements were put into the available players pool.
| Player | Team | Auctioned/Retention Price | Reason | Withdrawal Announcement date | Replacement Player | Replacement Player's Price | Replacement Player's Base Price | Signing date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Philippe | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | Personal Reasons | 10 March 2021 | Finn Allen |
₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) |
₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 10 March 2021 | [12] |
| Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Capitals | ₹7 crore (US$827,968.40) | Shoulder injury | 30 March 2021 | Aniruddha Joshi | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 15 April 2021 | [13] |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | ₹5 crore (US$660,000) | Ruled out for a short term due to covid positive | 15 April 2021 | Shams Mulani | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 15 April 2021 | |
| Mitchell Marsh | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Personal Reasons | 31 March 2021 | Jason Roy | ₹2 crore (US$236,562.40) | ₹2 crore (US$236,562.40) | 31 March 2021 | [14] |
| Josh Hazlewood | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Personal Reasons | 1 April 2021 | Jason Behrendorff | ₹1 crore (US$118,281.20) | ₹1 crore (US$118,281.20) | 9 April 2021 | [15] |
| Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹80 lakh (US$94,625.00) | Knee Injury | 3 April 2021 | Gurkeerat Singh |
₹50 lakh (US$59,140.60) |
₹50 lakh (US$59,140.60) | 3 April 2021 | [16] |
| Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) | Finger Injury | 13 April 2021 |
Oshane Thomas |
₹50 lakh (US$59,140.60) | 31 August 2021 | [17] | |
| Liam Livingstone | Rajasthan Royals |
₹75 lakh (US$88,710.90) |
Personal Reasons | 20 April 2021 | Gerald Coetzee | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 1 May 2021 | [18] |
| T. Natarajan | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
₹40 lakh (US$47,312.50) |
Knee Injury | 22 April 2021 | Umran Malik[n 1] | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 24 September 2021 | [19][20] | |
| Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals |
₹7.2 crore (US$851,624.60) |
Elbow/Finger Injury | 23 April 2021 | Glenn Phillips | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | 21 August 2021 | [21][22] | |
| Andrew Tye | Rajasthan Royals |
₹1 crore (US$118,281.20) |
Personal Reasons | 25 April 2021 | Tabraiz Shamsi | 25 August 2021 | [23][24] | ||
| Kane Richardson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹4 crore (US$473,124.80) | Personal Reasons | 26 April 2021 | Scott Kuggeleijn | ₹50 lakh (US$66,000) | 27 April 2021 | ||
| George Garton | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 25 August 2021 | [25] | ||||||
| Adam Zampa |
₹1.5 crore (US$177,421.80) |
Wanindu Hasaranga | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | 21 August 2021 | [26] | ||||
| Jhye Richardson | Punjab Kings |
₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
Personal Reasons | 20 August 2021 | Adil Rashid | ₹1.5 crore (US$177,421.80) | 26 August 2021 | [27] | |
| Riley Meredith |
₹8 crore (US$946,249.60) |
Nathan Ellis | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 20 August 2021 | [28] | ||||
| Daniel Sams | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Personal Reasons | 21 August 2021 | Dushmantha Chameera | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | 21 August 2021 | [26] | |
| Finn Allen | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | International duty | Tim David | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |||||
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals |
₹4.4 crore (US$520,437.30) |
Personal Reasons | Evin Lewis | ₹1 crore (US$118,281.20) | 31 August 2021 | [17] | ||
| Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹15.5 crore (US$1.8 million) | Personal Reasons | 22 August 2021 | Tim Southee | ₹75 lakh (US$88,710.90) | 26 August 2021 | [29][30] | |
| Washington Sundar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹3.2 crore (US$378,499.80) | Finger Injury | 30 August 2021 | Akash Deep | ₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) | 30 August 2021 | [31] | |
| Dawid Malan | Punjab Kings | ₹1.5 crore (US$177,421.80) | Personal Reasons | 11 September 2021 | Aiden Markram | 11 September 2021 | [32] | ||
| Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,218.60) | Sherfane Rutherford | ₹75 lakh (US$88,710.90) | [33] | ||||
| Chris Woakes | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.5 crore (US$177,421.80) | Ben Dwarshuis | ₹30 lakh (US$35,484.40) | 13 September 2021 | [34] | |||
| Manimaran Siddharth | Delhi Capitals |
₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) |
Quadriceps Strain | 15 September 2021 | Kulwant Khejroliya | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 15 September 2021 | [35] | |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
₹75 lakh (US$88,710.90) |
Personal Reasons | 23 September 2021 | [36] | ||||
| Kuldeep Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders |
₹5.8 crore (US$686,031.00) |
Knee Injury | 27 September 2021 | [37] | ||||
| Arjun Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians |
₹20 lakh (US$23,656.20) |
Injury | 29 September 2021 | Simarjeet Singh | 29 September 2021 | [38] | ||
| Chris Gayle | Punjab Kings |
₹2 crore (US$236,562.40) |
Bio-Bubble Fatigue | 30 September 2021 | [39] | ||||
| Sam Curran | Chennai Super Kings |
₹5.5 crore (US$650,546.60) |
Lower-Back issue | 5 October 2021 | Dominic Drakes | 6 October 2021 | [40] |
Support staff changes
| Staff | Team | Change | Role | Announcement date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthiv Patel | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Talent scout | 10 December 2020 | |
| Tom Moody | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Appointed | Director of cricket | 15 December 2020 | |
| Pravin Amre | Delhi Capitals | Appointed | Assistant coach | 6 January 2021 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Director of cricket | 24 January 2021 | |
| Sanjay Bangar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Appointed | Batting consultant | 10 February 2021 | |
| Andrew McDonald | Rajasthan Royals | Resigned | Head coach | 21 February 2021 | |
| Trevor Penney | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Assistant coach | 21 February 2021 | |
| Ish Sodhi | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Team Liaison Officer | 26 February 2021 | |
| Sundar Raman | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Consultant | 7 March 2021 | |
| Damien Wright | Punjab Kings | Appointed | Bowling coach | 13 March 2021 | |
| Vinay Kumar | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Talent scout | 28 July 2021 | |
| Mike Hesson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | In-charge | Head coach | 21 August 2021 | |
Notes
- Umran Malik named as short term COVID-19 replacement for T. Natarajan.