England’s Kevin Pietersen and South Africa’s Dale Steyn are among the big names released by Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises ahead of the auction for the 2017 season.
King XI Punjab have let go of just four players which is a little surprising considering they finished at the bottom of the table last season.
Among those released by the Mohali-based franchise are Australia’s Mitchell Johnson and South Africa’s Kyle Abbott.
Imran Tahir
Joel Paris
Pawan Negi
Pawan Suyal
Akhil Arvind Herwadkar
Mahipal Lomror
GUJARAT LIONS Dale SteynParas Dogra
Eklavya Dwivedi
Sarbjeet Ladda
Pravin Tambe
Umang Sharma
Amit Mishra
Aksh Deep Nath
KINGS XI PUNJAB Mitchell JohnsonRishi Dhawan
Kyle Abbott
Farhaan Behardien
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Morne MorkelBrad Hogg
Jason Holder
Colin Munro
John Hastings
Jaydev Unadkat
Rajagopal Sathish
Manan Sharma
Shaun Tait
MUMBAI INDIANS Corey AndersonMarchant De Lange
Unmukt Chand
Akshay Wakhare
Nathu Singh
Kishore Pramod Kamath
Martin Guptill
Jerome Taylor
RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS Kevin PietersenIshant Sharma
Irfan Pathan
Thisara Perera
Rudra Pratap Singh
Scott Boland
M. Ashwin
Peter Handscomb
Saurabh Tiwary
Albie Morkel
George Bailey
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Varun AaronAbu Nechim Ahmed
David Wiese
Kane Richardson
Vikramjeet Malik
Praveen Dubey
Akshay Karnewar
Vikas Tokas
Parveez Rasool
Chris Jordan
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Karn SharmaAshish Reddy
Eoin Morgan
Trent Boult
Tirumalasetti Suman
Aditya Tare