4 players whose salaries have reduced ahead of IPL Auction 2022
The IPL Auction 2022 will be held in a few weeks. All eight existing franchises declared their lists of players retained and released ahead of IPL Auction 2022 yesterday evening.
Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest names in the cricketing world received new contracts from their IPL franchises. However, some match-winners shockingly lost their places in the squads. A few uncapped players also grabbed the headlines after being retained by their teams.
While most players have received a hike in their salaries, a total of four cricketers have accepted a reduced salary ahead of IPL Auction 2022. In this listicle, we will look at those four names.
#1 MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has accepted a pay cut of โน3 crore ahead of IPL Auction 2022. The wicket-keeper batter kept all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on the number one spot and settled for the second position in the list of CSK's IPL retention.
Jadeja will take โน16 crore home for his services, whereas Dhoni will earn โน12 crore. In IPL 2021, Dhoni's salary was โน15 crore.
Before the Chennai Super Kings announced their list of retained players, a report had emerged claiming that MS Dhoni requested the franchise not to retain him as their first-choice pick. The report has been proven correct as Dhoni is below Jadeja on the list.
#2 Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli has accepted a pay cut of โน2 crore before IPL Auction 2022. The former Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper made โน17 crore in the last four IPL seasons.
However, RCB have retained him for โน15 crore for the upcoming season. Kohli has been the best player for the Bangalore-based franchise in IPL's history. However, the team is yet to win its first championship. The extra budget will now allow Bangalore to form an even stronger squad and start IPL 2022 as favorites.
#3 Glenn Maxwell, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's salary has reduced by โน3.25 crore before IPL Auction 2022. Despite his incredible performance in IPL 2021, Maxwell's salary has reduced.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him for โน14.25 crore at the IPL 2021 Auction. They have retained him for โน11 crore ahead of IPL Auction 2022.
#4 Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders
Like 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders have retained their Caribbean duo of Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan ahead of IPL Auction 2022. However, their salaries are different this time around.
While Russell's salary has gone up from โน8.5 crore to โน12 crore, his teammate Narine will not even earn half of his previous IPL salary. KKR paid Narine โน12.5 crore for his services in IPL 2021, but before IPL Auction 2022, the all-rounder's salary has come down to โน6 crore.
Narine is the only player from KKR's list whose salary has reduced ahead of the mega auction.